Does cigar smoke repel mosquitoes?

[KINGLISH]

Not for me. I am fat and they love me! HAHAHA

 

[kmckinn3]

Never noticed that. I use a small Honeywell fan on my porch. Keeps you cool and the bugs away!

 

[r3db4r0n]

I find it actually works to repel mosquitoes fairly well, not sure about other insects though

 

[ncstogie]

You know I thought it was working the other night. By the time I got home I realized that my legs were all bit up. I guess the smoke deters them from the upper body but not the lower body.

same happened to me last night unless it was something else biting me

 

[itsme_timd]

In my experience it's a no. I smoke in my garage and they've been really bad lately... all kinds of critters flying and crawling around out there.

 

[mcroom]

I think it only repels the non-smokers. There is probably a large percentage of the insect population that enjoy smoking!

 

[The BurgerMeister]

smoking cigars is good for you. bugs know this, but they don't make them in insect-friendly sizes, so they have to get it where they can.

 

[Cvizzard]

Of course, but then again I only smoke citronella cigars.

 

[Cigary43]

Got this a month ago and no skeeters around on the deck.

 

[knw247]

I've never noticed bugs staying away when I smoke. Now a good Bloody Mary will keep the insects away. Lots of pepper and tobacco though.

 

[ElectricMayhem82]

Growing up, my dad would always light up a cheap cigar whenever we went night fishing; it always seemed to help except when we would take a long trip to northern Minnesota. Those suckers up there are big enough to bring their own Churchill to enjoy after they feasted on us!


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[PetersCreek]

Cigar smoke doesn't bother Alaskan mosquitoes too much. That's what I have a Mosquito Magnet for. Unfortunately, neither the smoke nor the MM do anything to discourage the annoying little golden flies we have, either.

 

[rowdy]

In my experience, no, the smoke doesn't do much. That's why I love my screened porch. I do find rubbing a bit of ash on a bite seems to take away the itch though. Not sure if its in my head or real, but it seems to work.

 

[clickbangdead]

Not at all for me, only the almighty DEET works. In my experience citronella candles are also worthless, the only thing I had found that worked well for area suppression were those Off cartridges that you heated over a candle.