Create a Natural Repellent Spray With Essential Oils

• 1). Start by pouring 10 ounces of rubbing alcohol, witch hazel, vodka or olive oil into an empty plastic spray bottle.
  
  
• 2). Add 1 ounce of any of the following essential oils: castor, cedar, celery extract, clove, citronella, geranium, lemon eucalyptus, fennel, lavender, lemon grass, peppermint, rosemary, soybean, thyme or tea tree oil.
  
  
• 3). Mix well and store in a spray bottle. You can spray this on your skin, or the walls of room with mosquito infestation.
  
  

Make a Repellent Spray with Catnip

• 1). Grow the perennial herb Nepeta catari in a sunny part of your garden, or buy them from a vendor.
  
  
• 2). Rinse 2 cups of the stemmed catnip and then gently roll the catnip with a rolling pin.
  
  
• 3). Put the rolled catnip in a jar and cover it with 3 cups of vinegar. Seal the jar and store for 2 weeks in a dark place, shaking the jar daily.
  
  
• 4). Filter the liquid out of the jar into a spray bottle and keep refrigerated.
  
  

Try Other Natural Repellent Methods

• 1). Plant natural mosquito repellents like marigolds and Thai lemon grass around your home. Studies say that these work better than citronella.
  
  
• 2). Get a bat. If you build or buy a bat house, a bat may take up residence and start killing off thousands of mosquitoes every night.
  
  
• 3). Try mosquito repellent candles. There are many kinds of candles that burn citronella or other essential oils that ward off mosquitoes.