Mosquito-Repelling Paper Lanterns
When you are outdoors, like in your backyard or garden, you can enhance your experience with the use of paper lanterns. Unfortunately, if you live in a humid area, there will likely be a mosquito problem which detracts from your enjoyment of the outdoors. You can use bug spray, but it stinks and burns the skin and eyes.
You can use paper lanterns to repel mosquitoes. All you have to do is buy a mosquito repellent candle and place it in your flame-lit paper lantern. You can buy these candles in many different stores, and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes; they have different ranges of effectiveness, usually anywhere from five to fifteen feet.
When you use paper lanterns with mosquito repelling candles to protect yourself against bugs, you must arrange them in the proper fashion. To do this, figure out the range of the candles. If you are unsure, you can check on the label or box of the candle. If you cannot find it there, contact the store you bought it at or the manufacturer of the candle. After figuring out the effective range, arrange the candles so that there are no gaps between ranges. To ensure this, make a one foot overlap of the last foot of the ranges. These last feet are the weakest, so you will need to double the protection.
You will need to make a border around the area that you are going to be protecting against. However, there are some special situations. When you are protecting an area with chlorinated water, you only need to place half the number of candles around the area; you can double the distance between the candles. Since chlorine is a natural mosquito deterrent, you do not need as much protection from the paper lanterns.
However, when you are trying to protect an area that has water that is not chlorinated, then you need to double the number of candles; cut the distance between the candles by half. The reason for this is that mosquitoes are attracted to water. In fact, they are super-attracted to water, for it is where they are born. Water is the breeding ground of mosquitoes. Because they are so attracted, you will need to double your protection with double the number of candles.
Paper lanterns, when used properly, can provide a source of light safely. You can enjoy their peaceful, dim light wherever you are, such as a dinner outdoors with your family on your deck, and you can thank their mosquito repelling properties for keeping you and your family bug-free.
Cody Scholberg, an expert on lighting fixtures, writes at the Paper Lanterns Guide about paper lanterns. Learn how to use cheap paper lanterns safely!