2001 Liquid Spray Repellent, 1-Quart

Works awesome!!!don't be fooled by initial odor. it dissipates within 30 mins.

I was unsure with a mix of reviews online and skeptical of the idea that one natural product would work. But it was reasonably priced and believed it wouldn’t hurt our dog, plants, fireflies and other critters we love. And if it works against Dracula it’s gotta work. I bought the smaller bottle and a pump pressure spray separately for $12. It’s been very hot and muggy for days and days to come, so it was the perfect time to apply. The product comes in a nice sturdy commercial bottle, and is inside a ziplock type bag. That’s smart, as any drop or leak will leave a stain of odor, but I was glad to see and smell that the product had muscle to it. Definitely open and mix outdoors, The garlic smell is huge and lingers in your head,and you may think the house will smell like it forever, but it goes away before you know it. Mixed about 3-4 shots of the garlic juice with a gallon of water in the sprayer applicator. (By the way, taking the sprayer apart to clean is essential, but it’s the most garlic intense moments of all. If inside, run the water slowly washing the outside of the sprayer, then fill it up and let it spray out water until empty.) I was ready to apply, so I did. I had the sprayer set to a strong mist, not too misty or wind will just take it away. I just kept it on spray as I walked around the perimeter of backyard. It’s a mix of bushes, flowers and tall plants. Spray from the ground up otherwise you’ll be under a mist of garlic. And the key is to push the applicator through the leaves, turning it to coat 360 around the leaves. It actually starts to be quite fun. I did my entire backyard and went ahead and did the front set of bushes too. I did this at 6:30 pm while mosquitos were out. You want them there to see and be seen by the sprayer. It certainly agitated them, as they came out from everywhere. Wear long stuff at least the first time. Once done with the front, I walked to backyard. It really smelled like intense garlic, neighbors must have thought I was cooking something horrible, but who cares, this benefits them too. After about 1 hour the odor started to dissipate,the mosquitos were less dense but I was still unsure. Next day I got up when mosquitos would be up, around 6am and there was no smell of garlic, trees and grass were alive and well and the dog was clueless. But, mosquitos were there. Product says to do it 2-3 times. I did it again, much faster. Mosquitos agitated but not as many. Good sign. This time I was done in 15 minutes, and kinda fun, familiar smell. Came back from work, my wife was in the backyard with the dog. Both enjoying the time, no garlic smell and she says she hasn’t been bitten at all. I do see a few as I walk around, but am super impressed. I saw it worked, so I was inspired to do another round. Being an expert applicator now, I did it while my wife grilled. Even asked if the steak needed a spritz of garlic...I thought it was funny. Applied, done, ready for dinner. Ate inside. Had dessert in the backyard, no garlic smell, no citronella candles, and zero mosquitos. Fireflies? Yes, plenty. It works for my yard I walk the dog around the block and there are lots of mosquitos, but we come back to our yard and it’s mosquito free. I’m writing this from my backyard, its been a week and still good, I’m sure I’ll apply again in a week or two, as I start to miss the garlic mist.

I used this in my back yard, where, here in the DC area we have vicious asian tiger mosquitos. If you have them, you understand the desperation of trying to get rid of them. If you have children, you understand why I was desperate to find a solution that was definitely not a poison for people.I am not opposed to using pesticides, and I see them as generally very safe. But children are small and have small livers and kidneys, their toxin load comcerns me. Finding this solution is a Godsend.I had to spray it very thoroughly, at DOUBLE the concentration under all shrub foliage and over the grass areas. This is not a super easy application with a simple 2 gallon pump on a 1/4 acre lot. But it was simple andit really seemed to work after a few hours wait. The mosquitos were gone, I maybe saw 1 and it was safe for my daughter to play outside. Before there would be 5 om her in less than a minute.DOWNSIDE: One strong rain and they are back in force. Though this is not too different from other repellent choices. The smell is stromg but goes away in a day.At double strength, it's about $2.00 per application (for a quarter acre) if it doesn't rain it will work for days, a really great price. It's better if you dont have many bushes or shrubs (they hide under the leaves). Keep it in the fridge, sealed in a bag to keep the smell from getting everywhere.Not a cheap solution, but neither are any alternatives other than fogging strong pesticides. I will update after some more uses, (I've used it about 4 times, enough to be reasonably, but not 100% confident that it is working), I promise.

I live in NE Arkansas, the very heart of rice country and mosquito country. Although I live in town and there is supposed to be a mosquito control program, there is no way you can sit outside after dark in the summer time without being eaten alive.A couple weeks ago I ordered from Amazon a propane fogger, a quart of mosquito barrier, and a bottle of Black Flag mosquito fogger spray. My plan was to use the mosquito barrier first, but if it didn't get the job done I would resort to the heavy chemicals with the Black Flag.I have now had the fogger and chemicals a little over a week and I have still not opened up the Black Flag bottle. I have sprayed approximately 3 times in that one week, so I am not getting near the 2-3 weeks claimed by the mfg. of Mosquito Barrier, and I am also using at double to recommended concentration. For my 40 oz. bottle on my fogger, the suggested dilution would be 2 oz of MB to make a 5% solution, but I have been using 4 oz. instead.The first time I used it, the mosquitos had literally been swarming me in the back yard at 4pm in the afternoon. They were that bad. After a thorough spraying all the way around the house the population was seriously thinned out, but they were definitely still around. I would also say that some of the claims that I have read where mosquitos will fall to the ground dead after being hit with MB are completely untrue. But it will certainly stir them up and make them start moving if you spray it into an area where a swarm of them are hanging out.I will say that the more times you spray the MB, it seems the more effective it is. Last night after the 3rd treatment, my wife and I were able to sit outside till after dark (8:30) and while we did have to ocassionally swat at a mosquito, it was definitely bearable. I never did have to apply the Deet to my skin to stay out.As long as the MB remains at least this effective, I do not plan on opening the Black Flag. Really don't want to be killing all of the friendly insects along with the mosquitos.

This stuff almost killed my cat. There is no warning label. Even a small amount of garlic can kill a cat.