If I didn't want to use DEET, and the problem were bad, I would use citronella oil and/or a mosquito hat. The latter can look ridiculous, so it depends on what you're doing.
Check with the citronella oil. It could irritate the skin, but you might be able to use it on clothing or something.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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