The mosquitoes here have been horrible this year. They even bite me and I rarely get bit. I take garlic everyday and bugs just don't like me. I try to stay away from DEET it can be just as dangerous for some. I think one of the problems is we have used so many chemicals over the years we have created bugs that no longer care what we spray. We have a drainage ditch running though our back yard. And we can't do anything about that. Fleas have been crazy too.