We put our patches on (kind of in the hip/back area so they’d be under our clothes and not affect camp suntan lines!) around 7:00am each day. The instructions on each patch recommend putting the patch on three hours before heading outdoors. The little guy off to camp with his Mosquito Patch… This week, we slapped the patches on and headed to camp to see what would happen. Amazon reviews of the Mosquito Patch are mixed – there are many positive reviews and a smattering of reviewers stating that the patches did not work for them. I bought the 20-pack of patches for $22.49. Still, the thought of keeping the kids and myself bite-free for our days in the woods seemed worth taking a chance on. I’ve heard of campers and outdoorsmen trying to achieve the same effect by taking lots of vitamin B1 prior to spending time in mosquito country, but I hadn’t heard of a vitamin-based mosquito patch prior to the radio segment. The patches work by saturating your skin with vitamin B1, which makes your body’s scent unattractive to mosquitoes. Each patch is also supposed to last 36 hours. Depending on the size of the package that you buy, each patch is a little over a dollar. I ordered the mosquito patches from Amazon, and they’re not exactly cheap. UP-0178-BLACK-US-03 EcoHeat™ (US $101.90 USD 1$101.(Isn’t this exactly the kind of place you’d want effective protection from mosquito bites?) Original order # 2C7F091797, Kathy Serbesku, Fruitland Park, FL I will be glad to return what remains for a full credit. Thankfully she wasn't using the one purchased for the bedroom.

In the meantime, it has left a trail of melting black plastic which will result in replacing rugs & carpeting, as we cannot get the plastic out of fabric Haven't been able to locate a customer service number to contact com[pany directly. Mother was burnt in 2 places trying to get burning unit outdoors before it started her house on fire. Once opened, plugged in and in less than 60 minutes it was on fire, nearly causing a fatal fire. The one ordered was said to automatically turn off if over-heated., as stated below this did not. I ordered units with dials on the top, mine received had none.

: received this morning, (purchased for 86 year old mother), First, not the units I originally ordered.

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