What to look out for when buying a mosquito repellent (or alternatives) for my kids
Recently, there are quite a number of mosquito in my house even though I have no "breeding grounds" for them.
So, I intend to buy mosquito repellent for my little ones as I am concern of the dengue virus that might spread by these little pesky mosquito.
After doing some research, I notice that in the current market, there are 2 types of mosquito repellent - one with DEET and another one with natural oil (e.g. citronella oil)
According to some websites, DEET are harmful to my little ones. Also, those using natural oil such as citronella oil also are harmful as there are reports of people getting lung cancer after inhale such oil.
So, I was wondering are there any ways to help my little ones (and also me and my spouse) from getting "love" bite from those pesky mosquito?
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According to the New York Times, A well-placed house fan or two may help. I've also heard that using LED lights can reduce the number of mosquitos attraced to your area (according to eHow, there are a number of logical reasons for this, but I can't find any reputable sources to back that up). I did find a research paper that is looking at what wavelengths might attract mosquitoes, and if I'm reading their data right, they actually are suggesting that LED light still attracts mosquitoes, and some colors may attract more than others. That said, anecdotal data does suggest that LED light is better than standard or fluorescent light, for whatever reason.
Since they're inside, it sounds like they may have found a breeding ground somewhere inside you can't find, or somewhere very close to the house outside where they can get inside. You may want to call an exterminator and see if they can find the source.
Per your comment, you don't have screens on the windows. The screens do serve a purpose, and that's to keep insects out of the house. I'd say that's by far the safest and easiest option for keeping mosquitoes out of the house. Deet isn't the safest product and, even if it was perfectly safe, no one wants to sleep all night every night coated in sticky bug spray.
As for worrying about air flow, I can't imagine a screen could possibly reduce air flow by any more than maybe 10%. If that's a concern, perhaps invest in a window fan to boost it.
Actually, I found another way of repel the mosquito by installing a ceiling fan (and setting the speed to the max). My little ones have not get bitten by those mosquito ever since then.
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