It is simple to keep mosquitoes away with home remedies. You do not have to spray yourself from head to toe with toxic insecticides to avoid getting bitten when you are outside. Mosquitoes are very sensitive to certain scents, and if you know just what scents to use, they will stay far away from you.

　　用家里随处可见的药物就能很简单地赶走蚊虫。出门时为了避免被蚊虫叮咬，你不需要从头到脚都喷上有毒的杀虫剂。蚊虫对某些气味非常敏感，因此如果你知道它们讨厌什么气味的话，它们就会离你远远的。

　　Plant marigolds, catnip and rosemary in your garden and around your house. These plants all emit odors that are unpleasant to mosquitoes and will keep them away.

　　在你的花园和房子四周种植一些金盏花、猫薄荷、以及迷迭香等植物。蚊子很讨厌这些植物的气味，会离它们远远的。

　　Pin several fabric softener dryer sheets to your clothes when you are outside. The sheets have a repelling effect on mosquitoes.

　　当你在外面时，在身上覆盖几件沾有柔软干燥剂的织物，就可以驱赶蚊子。

　　Spritz yourself with lemon eucalyptus oil. You can get this from a health food store. Put five drops of the oil in 1 cup of water, then put the mixture in a plastic spray bottle and give yourself two or three good sprays before going outside. The scent of the oil will keep mosquitoes away.

　　在身上喷点柠檬桉叶油。你可以在保健食品商店里买到这种东西。一杯水里滴5滴油，混合之后倒进塑料喷雾瓶里，然后出门前喷两到三次就行了。这种油的气味也会让蚊子不敢靠近。

　　Burn citronella candles around your house when you are outside at night. Mosquitoes hate citronella. Make sure you create a ring of lit citronella candles around wherever it is you are planning to be when you are outside.

　　夜晚当你身处户外时，在房子周围点燃香茅草蜡烛。蚊子很讨厌香茅的味道。身处户外时，不管去哪都要确保身边点燃一圈香茅草蜡烛。

　　Remove any sources of stagnant standing water from around your home. Mosquitoes love standing water and use it as a breeding ground. Even a small planter pot that has been left outside and filled up with rain water is a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes, so get rid of it.

　　清除房子周围一切积水。蚊子很喜欢积水潭，还会在这些地方产卵繁殖。即使放在户外的一个花盆，只要积攒雨水之后也会成为蚊子繁育的温床，因此一定要清除它们。

　　Put up mosquito netting all around where you are planning to be outside. You can get mosquito netting from most sports and camping supply stores. The netting has thousands of tiny holes in it that are big enough for you to see out of, but too small for the mosquitoes to fly through. This netting is widely used in Africa in areas that are prone to malaria.

　　身处户外时还可以围上蚊帐。在大多数运动和野营装备商店里都可以买到蚊帐。蚊帐上有成千上万个小孔，可以透光、但是蚊子却飞不进来。在非洲疟疾肆虐的地方，蚊帐使用非常广泛。

（编辑：何莹莹）