I've been itching to find a solution to my mosquito problems. I bought the Emergency Zone Canopy Mosquito Net looking an option. For added insurance I bought Sawyer Products Premium Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent Trigger Spray to treat the net. Here is what I did...and the result.<br />In a small pale I soaked the net in 6 oz of the Permethrin product (plus about 4 oz of water for volume). Using water-tight gloves I worked the net through the solution thoroughly. Almost all of it was absorbed. I let the net air dry and gave it a test. To set a baseline I sat in the open and measured a bite rate of only one per minute (yes I counted, slapped, and timed). Then I sat in the chair under the net...for about 40 minutes reading. After only a few minutes into the experiment, I noticed I had a visitor. The white net background makes them must easier to track. Since I was waving her off my exposed skin, she was happy to land on the net and await better opportunities. I gently folded the net over her to form a trap-enclosure. It wasn't long until she wiggled through the net and was buzzing me again. We repeated this several times until she finally exited through the netting. Hmm. The Permethrin didn't seem to bother her a bit...and the net was negotiable. I had a total of 6 visitors in my 40 minute experiment. Four of them were able to negotiate their way through the net and repeatedly escape my single-layer net cocoons. One had a mysterious quivering end. By the sixth, I was tired of the experiment and squished her on the netting where I first noticed her...Only after did I realize how conspicuous blood stains would be on a pristine white netting. I should have thought that through a bit.<br />Conclusion. Though I had visitors and they are clearly able to get through the net when motivated, I don't think they were entering Through the net. Rather, I think they took advantage of the wind fluttering the bottom of the net. However, these were average sized mosquitoes. We have a mix of asian tigers, giant lawn darts, and some tiny things. My guess is the big ones would not have a chance and the tiny ones would be only inconvenienced by this net. However, since my bite-rate was cut from one/minute to zero in 40 minutes (since I could now track those few penetrators), I give it a 4/5.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]