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Want to garden, dine or read outdoors without having to slap at pesky mosquitoes? Load a geraniol cartridge into this battery-powered repeller, set on a table or railing, and turn it on. Geraniol (geranium oil) repels insects 400% more effectively than citronella — including mosquitoes, gnats and the dreaded no-see-ums — yet smells pleasant to humans.
- All-natural geranium oil works better than chemicals
- Two scent cartridges are included, each offering 120 hours of protection
- are also available
- Quiet, built-in fan disperses scent
- Uses two AA batteries, not included
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Massachusetts on 6/7/2011
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
We're tortured in western Massachusetts with lots of mayflies and mosquitoes. I was sceptical if this product would actually work, so I did my own experiment. Yesterday I went outside to garden without the Bug Shield and within minutes I was surrounded by mosquitoes biting me. Then I went indoors and put the Bug Shield on my pants. Well, I laid in my lounge chair outside for about 20 minutes and only 1 mosquito came by me. I thought that was amazing. The only negative thing I've found is that the cartridge easily falls off the Bug Shield, so I have to look down occasionaly to make sure it's connected. A few times it fell off and I had to look all over the yard before I found it. Maybe next time I'll put some tape around it. Still, it's worth every penney to go outside and not be attacked by bugs. I thought about giving it 4 stars because of the cartridge falling off, but the good effects of this bug shield outweigh that problem.
from Blue Bell, PA on 6/3/2011
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
Used it at baseball games and could actually focus on my son's game as opposed to the gnats!
from Palm Harbor, Fl on 5/14/2011
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
I was really hoping to have found a good nontoxic
solution to mosquitos here in Florida. The Asian
Tiger Mosquito here is quite agressive even during afternoon hours. The unit had no effect on the mosquitos when working outside during the day or while out on the deck in the evening.
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Tampa, FL on 5/7/2011
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
Mosquitos are terrible in Florida this year. I think this helps, but I've just used it a few times. No mess and easy to use. I'll need to use it through the summer to better evaluate
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Lorton VA on 10/6/2010
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
We use this when eating on the deck. Specifically, we set it up under the table to prevent mosquitoes from feasting on our legs. It seems to work well. However, we gave it some help with citronella to protect our upper bodies.
from Toms River, NJ on 9/27/2010
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
I use the repeller has a pleasant odor and does help to keep the mosquitoes away. I use it by my pool in the evening.
from Minnesota on 8/11/2010
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
Seems to work very well. I wish option for ac adapter came with product
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from IL on 7/14/2010
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
This did not seem to make a difference for keeping mosquitoes away.
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Cental Iowa on 7/13/2010
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
We do a lot of camping and with all the rain we have had this year, we have an abundance of gnats and mosquitos. This product did help a great deal
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Northern Virginia on 7/9/2010
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
I use it routinely and don't have to light all of the citronella candles that I used to use.
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
from Ohio on 6/27/2010
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
Have used this product several times now and it seems to deliver on the promise of no mosquitoes. Several of us are bite-prone and we ate dinner in peace! There is a noticeable scent but it is not unpleasant.
The packaging claims it will protect a 15-foot radius; I can say it seemed to cover 2 picnic tables pushed together.
It runs on 2 AA batteries, which are not included. There is also a plug for an AC adapter, also not included.
The package recommends storing the cartridge in a plastic bag to prolong its life; I just tossed the whole unit in a ziploc. There is no "cartridge empty" indicator so I'm not sure how we'll know to change it except it stops being effective.
Overall, I'm happy because we ate in peace!
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Au Gres, MI on 6/24/2010
Comments about Portable Mosquito Repeller:
I have used this on my patio and am going to use it on my boat the first time this weekend when we are at the dock or at anchor. It helps and it smells nice and I like that it is natural.