The backyard is a great place to kick back and relax for a while. When the weather is nice you can stay outside for hours on end. The one thing that can ruin your good time is those pesky mosquitoes buzzing around, trying to get a bite.

Here are a few easy tips to try that can alleviate the problem:

Natural Oils
A completely natural way to ward off mosquitoes is to use preparations made from lemon eucalyptus or cedar oil. Both are used in natural products that are designed to keep the bugs from coming too close.

Standing Water
Mosquitoes are attracted to standing water in droves. Standing water in a pool, bird bath, planter, empty plastic bottle or area ditch are attractions. Water is like home territory to them. Go around your yard and look for anything that could hold water. Dump, bail or cover up the water. You don’t want them breeding and becoming a worse problem.

Fans
These little bugs may enjoy biting and drinking blood, but they are pretty fragile. Set up portable fans around the sitting area. Air from the fans is so forceful a little mosquito cannot fight through and get to your skin. Of course, this solution only works when fans are turned on.

Avoid Wearing Fragrances
Perfume and cologne are going to draw some unwanted attention from nearby mosquitoes. They enjoy floral scents and will head straight towards the source of this wonderful aroma.

Skip the Beer
Beer drinkers may not like this suggestion. Drinking beer turns your body into a attractive place for a mosquito to hang out. They like the undetectable essence that the alcohol in beer creates. This essence is released through skin pores.

Mosquito Nets and Tents
Invest in mosquito netting or a tent made from materials that keep them away from you and everyone else in the yard. This requires a willingness to obscure the natural view of the yard.

Natural Garden Repellents
Mosquitoes do not like certain natural plants and flowers such as chrysanthemums, marigold and lemon grass. Another bulb they hate is garlic. This is amusing because they are much like vampires. They come for your blood, but you can ward them off by planting garlic in the yard.

When you have tried everything humanly possible to rid your yard of mosquitoes, and nothing works, contact a mosquito treatment service for professional pest control assistance.