In North Carolina the worst backyard biter is the Asian tiger mosquito. It bites in broad daylight, not just at dusk, and it breeds in standing water right in your own yard. Mosquitoes smell you. Six essential oils hide that scent. Working in 10 minutes. Lasts up to 48 hours. Pet friendly. Made in the USA.
How it works
Pour on ground for best results. Our beads mask your human scent so mosquitoes fly by.
Remove lid or pour beads into a dish. Think candles but better!
Pour into mesh bag. Clip it on for on-the-go protection.
From the Outer Banks to the Piedmont, warm wet months and storm flooding give mosquitoes plenty of places to breed. Here is what your backyard is up against.
Salt marsh mosquitoes work the sounds and beaches. Floodwater biters boom in the Coastal Plain after a big storm. Tree-hole breeders hide in the mountain hardwoods. A Wilmington backyard and an Asheville porch are fighting different bugs. Find your corner of the state, then meet the mosquito that lives there.
Mountain woods, Piedmont yards, flooded farm country and salt marsh each raise a different biter. Know which one shares your yard and you will know when to pour.
Aedes triseriatus
Daytime, in shaded woods and wooded yards
Rain-filled tree holes, plus old tires and buckets left in the shade
Lives in the hardwood forests around Asheville and Boone, and is the main carrier of La Crosse virus in western North Carolina.
Aedes albopictus
Early morning to dusk, low and often
Bird baths, buckets, clogged gutters and flowerpots
Striped, aggressive, and right at home in shady yards across Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro and Charlotte.
Psorophora ciliata
Day or night, and you will feel it
Flooded fields, ditches and low ground after heavy rain
Swarmed Fayetteville after Hurricane Florence flooding in 2018, at nearly three times the size of a regular mosquito.
Aedes sollicitans
Dusk and dawn, and it flies miles from the marsh to find you
Salt marsh pools refilled by high tides and heavy rain
Rises off the marshes and sounds around Wilmington, Morehead City and the Outer Banks.
Debra
I was honestly skeptical at first, but these mosquito beads really surprised me!
They’re easy to use, smell pleasant, and I noticed a significant decrease in mosquito bites while spending time outside.
The coast warms up first and cools down last. The mountains get the shortest run. Find your region (same colors as the map) and see how much of the year you are hosting.
Typical ranges for a normal year. A warm spring or a wet tropical storm season can stretch the calendar on either end. The takeaway: set your space before the color starts, and keep it set through the peak.
Long dinners and late talks, without the swatting.
Five common questions from across the state once the bites start, each with an honest answer.
Long, humid summers and a lot of water. Tropical storms flood the east almost every year, salt marsh lines the sounds, and the mountains are full of hardwood tree holes that hold rain. In town, the problem is closer to home: most backyard mosquitoes are raised in gutters, buckets and flowerpots within a few steps of where they bite.
No single trick clears a North Carolina yard. It takes a few honest habits stacked together. Here is what actually works.
It starts in March across most of the state and runs through October. The coast warms first and can stay active into November. The mountains start later, around May, and wind down by September. Peak is June through August, and July through August up in the mountains. Translation: set your space early and keep it set.
Look for an essential oil blend that goes on the ground to mask your scent, not on skin. Ours pairs geraniol with citronella and peppermint in a biodegradable corn base. DEET free, FIFRA Section 25(b) exempt, and pet friendly.
Skip the foggers and the skin spray. Mask your scent instead. Pour Mosquito Beads across the area where you gather and you take away the one thing mosquitoes hunt by, your scent, so they drift right past.
Outside Together
Six essential oils mask the scent mosquitoes follow to find you. Pour a few minutes before everyone heads outside.
Peak performance on days 1 and 2. Then pour a fresh batch the next time you head outside.*
A spray covers one body. Mosquito Beads cover the whole space, so everyone sitting shares in the protection. Nothing on your skin.
*Results vary with weather, wind, and the size of your space.
Mosquitoes find you by smell. Six essential oils mask that scent, so they fly by. The beads kick in within 10 minutes of the pour. Results vary with weather, wind, and the size of your space.
It kicks in within 10 minutes of the pour. One pour lasts up to 48 hours, with peak performance on days 1 and 2.
Yes. Wind carries the scent, so it can drift away from where you sit. Pour on the side the wind is coming from, so the scent drifts over you. Morning dew and light mist do not affect the beads. Only a hard rain wears the scent down, so pour a fresh batch after one.
Yes. Mosquito Beads are pet-friendly and DEET-free. Nothing goes on anyone's skin or fur.
The Signature jar covers up to 1,000 sq ft, about a 20 x 50 deck. The Sidekick covers up to 300 sq ft. One pour covers your space, so everyone sitting there shares in the coverage. Pour heavier on nights when mosquitoes are bad.
Nothing goes on your skin, so no sticky arms and no chemical smell. No flame to tend, nothing to recharge, and no fog drifting onto your food. You pour it and sit down.
Pour the beads on the ground for best results. On a nice patio, pour them into a dish or bowl, set the open jar nearby, or use the clip-on mesh bag. The beads and oils are biodegradable.
You're covered by our 30-Day Happiness Guarantee. We refund one opened jar per order, with no return needed. Unopened jars can be returned within 30 days for a full refund.
Your porch. All season long.
Naturally
Nothing on your skin. No smoke, no stickiness. Just a porch you can actually sit on.
 THE UPGRADEMosquito Beads |
Citronella Candle | Bug Spray | |
|---|---|---|---|
| On your skinWhat touches you | Never | No | Yes, sticky! |
| Smoke & flameNothing to light | None | Open flame | None |
| CoverageProtected area | Up to 1,000 sq ft | A few feet | Just you |
| LastsPer application | Peaks on days 1-2 | Hours | Hours |
| Holds up in humidityHeavy dew, afternoon storms | Dew is fine | Wind & rain out | Sweats off |
| Ways to use | 3 ways | 1 way | 1 way |
| Scent | Pleasant & natural | Strong, smoky | Chemical |
| Natural & biodegradable |
Yes | Varies | Rarely |
Efficacy peaks on days 1–2 when poured on the ground. Shake to reactivate and refresh to keep the zone going.
What's in the jar
Fast oils start strong. Slow oils hold on.
1.75%A floral, citrusy scent that releases slowly. It anchors the blend as the lighter oils fade.
0.25%A deep, warm, spicy scent that holds on after the lighter oils fade.
0.25%A quick burst of mint that starts masking your scent within minutes of the pour.
0.25%The classic summer scent. It gets to work early while the slower oils build.
0.25%A bright menthol mint that backs up peppermint for a fuller first wave.
0.25%A fresh, woody herb that rounds out the six oils into one clean, balanced scent.
All on biodegradable beads. FIFRA 25(b) exempt. Made in the USA.
Pour. Don't Spray.The honest comparison
Stay out past dark — skip the bites.
