Review on Insect Repellent Garlic Barrier Concentrate by Scott Clayton

Short version: I'll give it a 2, which is good enough for me to keep using it. (I'm in the Northeast US) Long version: - I wasn't sure if this product would actually work or not but my mosquito problem is so bad I gave it a try. - I bought a pump sprayer and applying the garlic spray was easy and quick. I have a bunch of newly planted thujas (cedar bushes) and am amazed at how many mosquitoes fly away when I shake them a little. Mosquitoes LOVE this type of bush, making it an ideal testing ground for spraying. Several times I lightly sprayed part of the bushes (the east side of the long row) with garlic. The next day I shook these bushes to see how many mosquitoes had left the bushes and compared them to the other end of the (unsprayed) hedge. Well, my goodness, there were a lot fewer mosquitoes flying out of the sprayed bushes. . About 1 or 2 mosquitoes compared to 12+ from an unsprayed area. Do they just end up somewhere else in the area and annoy us equally? Possibly, but I think the result is = more mosquitoes moved, some/many of which leave the garlic area. Smell - yes, you will (sort of) smell like an Italian restaurant. But if almost completely dissipated during the night. I haven't tested it long enough to determine how often I need to reapply it, but it seems to reduce the mosquitoes in this row of hedges for at least a couple of days. And it's easy to reapply. My Recommendation: Worth a try and will likely help rid your property of 30-60% of your mosquitoes. If we know we'll be spending time outside, I spray the day before.