Caution about Using Insecticides for Mosquitoes

Before you run out and purchase the suggested Thermocell to repel mosquitoes, it uses the chemical allethrin. Please read this from Wikipedia and/or do your own safety research.
"Chronic exposure to allethrins alters the plasma biochemical profile of humans and may have adverse health effects. Bioallethrin has been shown to cause oxidative damage, cellular toxicity and necrosis of human lymphocytes studied in vitro. It is highly toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. At normal application rates, allethrin is slightly toxic to bees. Insects subject to exposure become paralyzed (nervous system effect) before dying. Allethrins are toxic to cats. because they either do not produce, or produce less of certain isoforms of glucoronosyltransferase, which serve in hepatic detoxifying metabolism pathways."

And from Science Direct: "[Allethrins] may be hazardous to the environment; special attention should be given to fish and honey bees."

Lots more info online and safe alternatives.
Ann Eriksson