{"id":613,"date":"2025-09-03T02:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/?p=613"},"modified":"2025-09-23T06:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T06:56:23","slug":"6-ways-to-prevent-mosquito-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pest.com.ph\/index.php\/6-ways-to-prevent-mosquito-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Prevent Mosquito Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. \u00a0<\/strong>
    \nWear light colored clothing.<\/strong>
    \nMosquitoes fly close to the ground and search for colors that contrast with the horizon to find their targets. \u00a0Dark clothing makes you stand out and an easy target while lighter colored clothing is less appealing to them.<\/li>\n
  2. Forget the citronella and fancy gadgets.<\/strong>
    \nUnless the smoke from that candle is between you and the mosquito, it\u2019s useless in preventing them from biting you. The torches, ultrasonic devices, bracelets, and many others won\u2019t prevent them completely. \u00a0Some Internet sites even say that eating cloves of garlic will help prevent them but other than making you smelly, it doesn\u2019t do much in the way of mosquito bites.<\/li>\n
  3. They are attracted to CO2.<\/strong>
    \nIf you\u2019re outside engaging in an activity, your skin is giving off more CO2 and making you more attractive to the mosquitoes. \u00a0Slowing your heart rate can slow the amount of CO2 your skin releases and will help in keeping them from biting you. \u00a0Alcohol, spicy foods, being overweight, and pregnancy can also cause higher heart rates which cause higher CO2 levels.<\/li>\n

  4. \nPlan your outdoor activity spot wisely.<\/strong>
    \nAnything more than a one MPH breeze can make it hard for a mosquito to fly. \u00a0If you have a place at your campsite, house, park, or field that has a little breeze, plan your activity there. It\u2019s free and easy to help keep the mosquitoes away.<\/li>\n
  5. Timing is everything.<\/strong>
    \nWind tends to die down at sunrise and sunset (as most boaters and fisherman know), so those are peak times for mosquitoes to feed. \u00a0If possible, try to plan the timing of your event away from those times to increase your odds of keeping the annoying biters away.<\/li>\n
  6. DEET works.<\/strong>
    \nThough its suffered a bad rap over the years, the research has said that it is effective for the prevention of bites. \u00a0Some people do react to it but the worse cases are rare and if you\u2019re using it as directed (like not swallowing it), you should be fine. That being said, it is not a perfume and should not be applied to your body and cloths in that manner. \u00a0Remember the CO2 thing above with your skin? That is where DEET will be its most effective. It\u2019s better to spray it in your hands and rub on the areas that are most susceptible to bites.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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