This site aims to be the best resource on the web for avoiding mosquito and other insect bites. It contains the most currently available scientific research information in a simple easy-to-understand format. By following the suggestions on this page you can avoid most insect bites.

Maybe you are a mosquito-magnet or only get bitten occasionally. Whatever your unique make-up, precaution and some thought is required to prevent getting bitten. The following advice depends on the intensity of the resident insect population and weather conditions – most insects cannot fly properly in a breeze or when it is raining, though do make sure you carry protection for when the situation unexpectedly changes.

Different species of mosquito are attracted to varying kairomones and thus alternative repellents are needed to create a barrier to these attractants. However, as incognito cloaks rather than repels, you are essentially invisible to all small things that bite™.

As stated elsewhere on this site no product, not even the most deadliest chemical insecticide is 100% effective. It is all about risk management and all we can tell you is that the probability of getting bitten is significantly lower when you are camouflaged with incognito – it does work on All 3,000 different species of mosquito and most other biting insects too. It has been fully tested by the world’s number one testing facility, who placed it in the “Maximum Effectiveness” category.
The chance of being bitten is lower still if you are using incognito soaps and our citronella incense sticks.

Mosquito activity peaks around dusk and dawn and it is advisable to stay indoors at these times if you are in a heavily insect-populated area or if you are getting attacked. If you choose to be outside, do wear a long sleeved, light coloured top and full length trousers, tucking them into socks if the mozzies are intense, so use protection on ANY exposed skin and spray your clothing as well. NB Mosquitoes can and will bite through fabric so you can do one or a combination of these three things to shield yourself:

1. Apply protection to your skin before dressing, preferably using a natural compound such as incognito.
2. Apply a protective solution to your clothing, again a natural product is recommended to avoid staining. Remember that DEET dissolves synthetic fabrics and is likely to stain natural ones.
3. Use ambient safeguards such as incognito citronella incense sticks, smoke rings (never sleep in the same room as one burning as this can cause respiratory problems), citronella or oil burners as these can halve the number of insects around you.

In fact it is a good idea to always cover up with suitable clothing and wear protection at night - preferably chemical free. Studies show conclusively that black, blue and green attract mosquitoes, as do floral patterns so clothing should ideally be white. Light olive and brown are also OK.
Always sleep under a good quality impregnated net and have it ready before you go out for the evening. Avoid emitting carbon dioxide, for example, by burning a candle as this invites insects.

Tips:

• Spray incognito on and around your door before entering as mosquitoes often lay in wait on the outside of doors and windows and this simple procedure helps to keep them out of your dwelling.
• Wrap laundry up in plastic bags or other airtight containers and keep all luggage closed! Stay in screened accommodation or other safe refuges, where possible.
• Avoid all fragrances. Some, such as lavender actually attract insects - just look closely at a lavender plant! Be aware that many toiletries and sunscreens along with most fabric softeners contain scent.
• Use incognito soaps to be fully camouflaged. Most ordinary soaps contain attractants.
• Pick a breezy spot when sitting or standing around. In the tropics this is usually a most pleasant sensation. Mosquitoes don’t fly well in windy conditions or in air-conditioned rooms. Conversely, when it is hot they manoeuvre like fighter pilots!
• Reapply natural products more frequently than chemical ones. Tropical strength safely™.
• Mosquitoes are also drawn to water as this is where they breed. Stay away from stagnant water if possible.
• Perspiration is a common kairomone. Reapply protection after swimming and washing. Many people get bitten after washing their hands as they forget to reapply protection, so remember after those bathroom breaks to reapply incognito! Any exposed non-protected skin is an open invitation!
• A lot of mosquitoes zero in on the ears, wrists and ankles because this is where the veins are most accessible and the skin thinner which is why women generally get bitten more than men.   So always wash with incognito soaps then spray.
• Machines and plug-ins are nowhere near as effective as incognito because “whole-host odors (i.e. a body) are more attractive than CO2 and lactic acid alone.” (Geier M, Sass H, Boeckh J. A search for components in the human body odor that attract female aedes aegypti 1996).
• Larger persons tend to attract more mosquitoes because of the greater surface area of skin they emit more kairomones – every individual skin cell produces CO2, lactic acid, heat, etc. So if you fall into this category you will not only need to be extra vigilant, you will also need to reapply incognito more frequently in order to fully protect yourself.
• Although some people swear by certain supplements, such as Thiamine, these will not give you total 24 hour protection and therefore should not be used exclusively as the probability is that you will get bitten.

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