Penelope Periwinkle writes:
I really don't know that there is a plant that will repel
mosquitoes more than a few feet around it's perimeter.

My belief exactly. Female mossies require blood to produce their next
generation; it's expecting too much to think they could be diverted
from the overpowering instinct to breed merely by some harmless natural
plant odour. (DEET is not a natural odour; and apparently it's far from
harmless to humans with the directions for use warning against its use
for extended periods.)

Have you ever been somewhere and the mosquitoes are just eating
one or two people in your group alive, but they're not bothering
you? I read an article not too long ago that said that mosquitoes
do seem to prefer some people over others. Maybe you're one of
those folks that mosquitoes don't like as much.

For a moment there, I feared you were edging towards endorsing the
vitamin B myth. It's a wonder someone hasn't already joined this thread
espousing vit B, even though as a mozzie repellent it's been thoroughly
debunked.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)