https://www.cdc.gov/features/stopmosquitoes/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/pdfs/fs_mosquito_bite_prevention_us.pdf
- use an EPA-registered insect repellent (safe and effective, even from pregnant and breastfeeding women)
- reapply every few hours, per instructions
- don’t spray on skin under clothes
- apply sunscreen first, then insect repellent
- no OLE or PMD on children under 3
- key ingredients
- DEET
- Picaridin (AKA KBR 3023 and icaridin)
- IR3535
- Oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE)
- Para-menthane-diol (PMD)
- 2-undecanone
- wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants
- permethrin-treated clothes protect after multiple washings
- wear light colors
- wear shoes/foot protection (mosquitoes are attracted to skin odor)
- use window/door screens or a mosquito bed net
- biting habits of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus: primarily daytime, sometimes at night
https://bestlifeonline.com/avoid-mosquito-bites/
- basil is toxic to mosquito larvae
- burning thyme is 85-90% effective at repelling mosquitoes
- use fans
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genetically-engineered-mosquitoes/
- genetically engineered mosquitoes have been released in the Cayman Islands, Malaysia, and Brazil to counteract dengue
- developed by Oxitec
- targeting Dengue because it is only 1 subspecies of mosquito
References
CDC. (n.d.). Mosquito Bite Prevention (United States) [PDF file]. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/pdfs/fs_mosquito_bite_prevention_us.pdf
CDC. (2018, March 19). Mosquito Bites. Retrieved April 17, 2019, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: http://www.cdc.gov/features/stopmosquitoes/
Genetically Engineered…Mosquitoes? (n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2019, from Scientific American website: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genetically-engineered-mosquitoes/
BestLifeOnline.com (2018, May 9). 20 Genius Tricks to Avoid Getting Bitten by Mosquitos. Retrieved April 17, 2019, from Best Life website: https://bestlifeonline.com/avoid-mosquito-bites/