Every repellent we've scored
Personal sprays and lotions, spatial emanators and coils, yard foggers, larvicides, and traps, and the gadgets that don't work, each scored on the same four pillars: effectiveness, transparency, evidence, and safety. Every product is judged on how well it does its own job, so scores are meant to be compared within a tab, not across. How scoring works.
These are widely sold, but the evidence says they don't protect you from mosquito bites.
Ultrasonic devices, apps, and repellent wristbands have failed in controlled studies (including a Cochrane review), and the FTC has fined marketers of several. Bug zappers kill insects, but almost none are biting mosquitoes. Read the full breakdown. For what does work, see the Personal and Spatial tabs.
ZAP-IT!
ZAP-IT! Rechargeable Electric Fly Swatter (2-Pack)
Electronic
Flowtron
Flowtron BK-40D Electronic Insect Killer
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
Cliganic
Cliganic Mosquito Repellent Bracelets (Kids and Adults, 10 Pack)
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
Mosquito Guard
Mosquito Guard Repellent Stickers for Kids (60 Pack)
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
Brookstone
Brookstone Ultrasonic Mosquito Repelling Wristband
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
Generic
Anti Mosquito Repellent Sound App
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
Grandpa Gus's
Grandpa Gus's Mosquito Repellent Bracelets (Kids and Adults, 12 Pack)
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
NATPAT
NATPAT BuzzPatch Mosquito Repellent Stickers for Kids
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
Generic
Ultrasonic Pest Repeller Plug-In (Mosquito)
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
PARA'KITO
PARA'KITO Kids Mosquito Repellent Wristband
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy
PARA'KITO
PARA'KITO Mosquito Repellent Wristband
Electronic
Not recommended · No demonstrated efficacy