Mosquitno Spotzz & Bandzz: Safe and Easy Bug Protection

I hate mosquitoes. Anyone who thinks that tiny things cannot have a great impact most likely never tried to get a good nights sleep in a tent with a single mosquito! The relentless buzzing and reactive slapping is enough to drive any person insane! There are many different species of mosquitoes buzzing around the United States, the Asian Tiger being the most common among them and known to carry disease such as eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). This past September the Rhode Island DEM reported that two traps set in the Great Swamp management area proved positive. This a place we had hiked through 3 times over the summer and as recent as August! That's why I decided to try out the Mosquitno Spotzz & Bandzz product for a gear review.

While waiting for the wrist bands to arrive in the mail I began to check social media sites to learn more about the company and find out what others are already saying about this Natural Insect Repellent. In addition to their website I was happy to find that not only does Mosquitno maintain a Facebook page but I could also follow them @MosquitnoBuzz on Twitter and on Instagram!

The Mosquitno Bandzz & Spotzz arrived!

Sadly it's late in the season here in Rhode Island for mosquitoes. Once the bands had arrived temperatures already dropped into the bug hibernating 50's and we've had nights down into the bug killing 20's. Oh well we'll try them out anyway. I tossed a band to our son who wanted to wear it right away; and why not! The bands are cool looking, come in different sizes & colors, non-toxic, waterproof and they smell pretty good since they're infused with citronella oil made from lemongrass. Which gave me an idea for my first location to stick a Spotzz; my car! 

Here's a place I always seem to get those pesky bugs bouncing along my windshield after a weekend of camping. Placing a SpotZzz here should help and it made my car smell nice. I would definitely place these on the rain fly above the door of our tent, picnic table, camp chairs, you name it! Anywhere I wouldn't want skeeters or winged things hanging around; no limits on these.

Mosquitno SpotZzz fits nice on the volume.

The wrist band we put to an official outdoor test. R.I. hadn't been cold for long, certainly we'd find bugs outside somewhere. We decided to take a Sunday morning hike out to Rome Point to see if there were any seals hauled out of Narragansett Bay onto the rocks. Once we arrived we were disappointed to find no seals today. But we did find BUGS! My daughter and I were off snapping some pics and when we returned my wife complained that "small little winged things" were annoying her. I asked my son (who was wearing the Mosquitno "Don't Bite Me" bracelet) if they are bothering him and he replied that he hadn't noticed any bugs. That's proof enough for me since they were together. I'll say they work.

Mosquitno Band, Rome Point, Narragansett Bay R.I.

I believe these are a fun way to begin getting the kids interested in protecting themselves from mosquitoes and other bugs without exposing them to potentially more harmful chemicals. Nobody likes the eye stinging spray especially kids. We'd use them.

* "Disclosure of Material Connection: I received Mosquitno Bandzz & Spotzz for free from Mosquitno
as coordinated by Deep Creek PR an Outdoor Retailer Public Relations Company in consideration for review publication."