Quote Originally Posted by spiffykyle View Post
Citronella works well for me when I go camping.

At home we have this insect repelling device that uses propane. We hook up one of those 20 lb tanks and set the device in the corner of the yard away from where we relax. It's basically a huge bug trap. One tank lasts all Summer, and Summers are pretty long down here.

Or you could just hang a bug zapper

spiffy
The propane thingy works great for mosquitoes, but is kinda expensive if I remember right, about $100 or so but the propane tank lasts a long time like spiffy said, and it definitely works on mosquitos but not so much on flies.

I smoke on the back patio when the weather is good and if my wife is sitting with me she always lights up the chiminea and smokes the place up with pinion pine....this seems to keep the flies away.