backyard bug repellent

Backyard repellents commonly target mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, biting flies, gnats, chiggers, ants, cockroaches, flies, spiders, beetles, moths and other common crawling and flying insects.

Options include unscented/fragrance-free formulas, citronella-scented patches, and products with minty or botanical scents such as peppermint, lemongrass or geraniol.

The category includes conventional insecticides and plant-derived actives. Examples include DEET (15%), picaridin (20%), lambda‑cyhalothrin (0.5%), deltamethrin (0.03%), and botanicals such as geraniol, lemongrass oil, peppermint oil and citronella.

Common application types include personal sprays (aerosol or pump for skin and clothing), hose‑end or pretreat concentrates for perimeter spraying, pump‑spray liquids for indoor/outdoor surface or spot use, and wearable patches that attach to clothing or gear.

Both conventional synthetic insecticide formulations (for example DEET, lambda‑cyhalothrin, deltamethrin, picaridin) and plant‑based or botanical formulations (for example geraniol, lemongrass oil, peppermint oil, citronella) appear across these products.