Warmer months and longer days are perfect for those relaxed backyard barbies with friends and family. But warmer months also bring with them an increase in the number of unwanted pests...

Are you a mosquito magnet? Or are you one of those lucky people with natural mosquito repellent superpowers?

Of all disease-transmitting insects, the mosquito is the greatest menace, spreading malaria, dengue and yellow fever, which together are responsible for several million deaths and hundreds of millions of cases every year.

Mortein dates back to the 1870s when J. Hagemann, a German immigrant to Australia, became fed up with our menagerie of insects. He used crushed chrysanthemum flowers to produce a pyrethrum extract and created an insecticidal powder. 

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1. Malaria
2. Dengue
3. Chikungunya

Possible confusion may arise between flies and the few other insects which have one pair of wings, for example, some male scale insects (Hemiptera) and some mayflies (Ephemeroptera).

Mosquitoes live on every continent except Antarctica. However, they're mostly found in hotter, more humid areas, which are normally close to the equator.