I am sorry to promote such a gimmicky product here, especially one that is a total racket because you have to buy $3.50 refills for it every few days, but the Off clip-on mosquito repellent fan thingies are pretty goddamn efficacious. I have been sitting outside all evening and have only had two bites as opposed to the usual 30 or so. Actually I don't know how many I would have gotten because by now I would have either retreated inside or hosed myself down with that nasty spray.
They are incredibly dorky because everything that clips on to your waistband is dorky (I'm trying to think of an exception and I can't; can you?). But you know what else is dorky? Going around all summer feeling greasy and smelling like a blend of Raid and cheap potpourri. I will try them tomorrow while actually moving around and watering the garden and we will see if this is truly the (expensive) answer to all my problems in life that I think it is.
P.S. While I'm plugging things, I find Blue Bell's blackberry cobbler ice cream delightful. It makes up for the too-sweet disappointment of their key lime pie flavor.