Make Herbal Mosquito Repellent

You can make yourself, and your yard, less sweet-smelling to mosquitoes by employing four traditional herbs:

Parsley
Garlic
Catnip
Marigold

You can use them as a spray with either a vinegar or water base. A garlic and pepper spray follows, but in a pinch you can just rub the leaves of any of the herbs above on your skin (marigold could stain if you're not careful, though).

Garlic Pepper Mosquito Spray Recipe

4 Garlic cloves
1 Cayenne pepper
2 Cups distilled water
Strainer or cheese cloth
Pump sprayer

Blend the garlic cloves and pepper in a food processor (you don't really have to peel the garlic first, just smash it). Add water slowly. Let stand fifteen minutes and then strain (Discard the solids or use them in a nice salsa). Place the liquid in a pump sprayer and use it on your skin or the plants around your patio or deck.

Note:  Keep it away from your eyes as it can sting. It can be effective for up to eight hours.

The mixture will last a week in the fridge, especially if you use distilled water, which is free of impurities and retards bacterial growth.