Expert-approved tips to repel mosquitoes this summer.

Experts recommend ways to keep mosquitoes away from your patio, including wearing light colors, using DEET or other repellents, adding a fan, lighting a wood-burning firepit or chiminea, and getting rid of standing water. Old-school remedies and new gimmicks may not be effective, while bug zappers are harmful to beneficial insects and not effective against mosquitoes.