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I\u2019ve spent dozens of summers lumpy with mosquito bites, skin scratched raw in all kinds of semi-tropical, humid places. Everywhere I go, I\u2019m the first and last to be bitten, racking up nasty bites as late as February \u2014 I\u2019m the sole food source of the strong that survive. I\u2019ve heard all the theories: I have sweet blood; it\u2019s my blood type; I have a natural scent that lures them in; I wear colors that are too bright or too dark or too light (depending on who you ask); I eat too much fruit (or meat) and it comes out in my sweat, my pheromones, my aura. The only thing that\u2019s important to me is how to make it stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
On that quest, I\u2019ve tried everything.<\/em> Sprays, lotions, wipes, after-bite aids \u2026 even literal outfits made out of mosquito netting, which only made me extremely uncomfortable. After much trial and error, these are the products that I\u2019ve found that actually work to dampen the enthusiasm of mosquitoes in the Northeast, Deep South, and the jungles of the Caribbean and Mexico too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n