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Recently I got some anti mosquito candles. They didn't really work for the intended purpose, but they had the unexpected effect of making me sleepy in the evening. So I stopped using electronics and artificial lighting at night and use candles instead, and my sleep has greatly improved. Nothing else ever worked for my mild insomnia.

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You don't have black soot everywhere?

For outside you put Citronella torches around your area, so the smoke makes a perimeter. Take account of wind direction and speed.

Then a candle in the middle for the interior. The candle won't do as much as torches since it doesn't produce enough smoke.

They don't stop mosquitoes but they lessen the effect. Instead of 30 bites an hour you may get 1 or 2.

Thanks, good to know. I had two citronella candles next to me but I guess it wasn't enough for the mosquitoes. I haven't had a problem with soot, maybe it depends on the kind of candle, and I only blow them out outside.

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