You could make a repellent yourself ! https://www.healthline.com/health/kinds-of-natural-mosquito-repellant#lavender

I was hoping this would be about natural pest repellents for my veggie garden. Oops, so wrong :/

moogoo tail swat available from good chemists.
check their website for the nearest stockist. i use it on myself and my little one as we are allergic to mossies
http://www.moogoo.com.au

I don’t know of any and the new parakito gives me a headache from the citronella

Have you tried using Para’Kito bands and tags?

I swear by Avon’s Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard, which contains Citronella oil. It’s non-greasy and also moisturized the skin, and boy does it work well to keep mozzies and other bugs away. To treat insect bites, I use McGloin’s Animine lotion, which contains lignocaine and calamine, is is brilliant for relieving the itch and any pain associated with insect bites.

hows is it all going

there are some good comments here

Did you try lavendar oil . . .

We use an EGO brand neem based repellent with lemon grass and lavender, however I still think dengue is more terrifying than aeroguragd so we do use both.

there is some excellent ideas here, will try some myself

lavendar oil is an idea.

these are some great suggestions 🙂

I love using Lavender oil or tea tree oil and Citronella Oil in spray bottles. I spray the kids socks and shoes when they are playing out side. Mozzies keep well away. I have planted quite a few Citronella Plant
(Pelargonium citrosum) in my garden. I crush the leaves to release the Citronella odour and mozzie keep away.
Planting these bushes near the kids sandpit and swings and play area’s may help.

Thank you so much ladies. The Ecokids one looks fabulous, but I’m going to try some of the other suggestions too. Very helpful!

There is a lady (Ms Whitehall) in Agnes Water (qld) who makes a natural one (called neem) & she will post to u. Also does a sandfly repellant, has lavender, citronella, aloe Vera. Only have phone details for her (not sure if she has a website but she really knew her stuff) 0427869639. My son suffers terribly with mossies & sand flies, was really happy with this product

Lavender oil or tea tree oil are excellent for insect bites.

I totally recommend bug a bug spray from ecokid organics. Website below
It is a plant based and certified organic bug spray and it smells not too bad. I spray my kids with it daily. I also recommend there daily hair tonic to repel lice and nits.
http://www.ecokidorganics.com/p/54/Bug%20A%20Bug

Mix up some baby oil, dettol and tea tree oil in a spray bottle! I am allergic to sand flies and really swell up. I find this mixture awesome. It works.

I dont have an answer as far as what you can use, but I know that should your children be bitten and come up in ugly red lumps, a small mix of carb soda and water to make a paste, and put on it, will take out the sting….