If you would like to get rid of mosquitos without using a carcinogen, invest in a purple martin house where they are bothering you. Purple martins will rid you of mosquitos and other problematic bugs. They like apartment dwelling, so don't be surprised if your purple martin house has 12 to 20 pads. Keep the bird feeder full (other birds like mosquito snacks, too), and eliminate mosquito breeding grounds keeping in mind that mosquitos can breed in half an ounce of water. It helps to weed gardens, clean the birdbath daily, fill low places in the lawn, eliminate tree stumps and any litter around the house foundation that can collect any water. Clean the gutters of leaves and debris to eliminate water collection pools, also.
If you have a pond, stock it with fish to keep down the mosquito larvae that would otherwise domino there. Mosquitos are repelled by a number of herbs you could intersperse with flowers that you plant, and they are particularly unfond of basil, lemon grass, citronella, rosemary, catnip, marigolds, garlic, and chrysanthemums.
If you have areas of collection places of water around, place a few drops of vegetable oil in each puddle or accumulation area, and that will deter female mosquitos from laying eggs there. They just won't do it and will fly elsewhere to do their reproductive deposits.
Birds eat a lot of other insects, too. A lot of bird people have properties completely free of mosquitos in mosquito country. Just sayin'.
