When choosing a insect repellent remember that products with between 30 to 50% DEET (diethyltolumide) are the most effective. Higher dosages of DEET are available. If preferred and non-DEET products can be used to protect children.
Wash excess repellent of your skin before going to bed.
Use a Mosquito net if sleeping outdoors or in a room without proper fly screening. Ensure that it is correctly fitted.
Use Mosquito nets impregnated with permethrin to discourage insects from landing on the net and possibly biting its slumbering occupant through the holes.
Use sprays around dawn and dusk (mosquito’s most active time of day).
Mosquito coils and plug-in insect repellents are very effective, and should be used if available.
