I have also read that certain plants in your yard can repel bugs. The skeeters here are also BAD it seems like nothing works some times and there freaking big. Some times it feels like the getting a injection from the doctor..... You can feel the needle going in. Main thing is to make sure there is no standing water. I did not think of the Gutters also like stated above. I do think most of the problem comes from the small pond thats about 100 yards from my house though. Maybe Ill jump the fence and dump a load of those mesquito eating fish????