Paramount® Smokeless Eco Gel Fuel with Citronella Smell 24-pack Paramount® indoor/outdoor Eco Gel fuel with Citronella smell is made from 100% clean burning Ethanol alcohol.  It is safe and easy to use with no smoke, no mess and no fuss. The gel fuel crackles just like a real log fire, and emits 3000BTUs of heat which lasts up to 3 hours. This gel fuel is designed to be used indoors or outdoors. There is no pouring involved; place the can into a gel fuel appliance. Light the gel fuel with a fireplace lighter or long match. When you are done, extinguish the flame easily by cutting the flame’s oxygen supply with the lid or snuffer (not included).Features:24 x 368.5 grams (13 oz.) cansWith citronella smellMade from clean burning EthanolCrackling sound when burningCan be snuffed out and relit as many times as neededBurns up to 3 hours long3,000 BTU per canClean burning; non toxic formula 10.2 cm x 10.2 cm x 10.2 cm (4 in. x 4 in. x 4 in.)Weight: 368.5 g (13 oz.)Some individuals can be more sensitive and can smell an odour caused by the burning of ethanol or isopropyl alcohol in gel fuels.

Despite this possibility, this product is safe for indoor use. It is designed and regularly tested to meet governmental regulations for indoor use fuels. 10.16 cm (4 in.) 368.54 g (13 oz.) Delivery is not available to Yukon, Nunavut and NW Territories or other locations that require air delivery service. For more information about this product, call the J&R Customer Service Centre at 1-800-561-5550.Earlier this week we sang the praises of a good bug spray, but what if you want to enjoy your backyard without all that bug spray every time you step out? Use these tips and DIYs to make your yard bug resistant. As we highlighted in our guide to avoiding summer nuisances, nothing's as effective as good ol' DEET-based bug spray. We also understand that not everybody likes spraying chemicals on themselves, and even those of us not afraid to lather up with DEET don't always want to hose on the bug spray every time we're in the backyard. Photo by Sam Howzit. The following tips will help you keep annoying summer bugs of various sorts away from your yard and patio, so you can enjoy your outdoor spaces while using less bug spray and shooing away fewer creepy crawlies.

One of the easiest things you can do to cut down on the number of bugs in your backyard is to cut down on the number of reasons those bugs would want to pay you a visit. A few minutes of tidying and rearranging things around the yard and patio can yield a huge return. How Airless Tires Are Made Remove Standing Water: Mosquitoes lay eggs on standing water. Hotel Contessa PillowsGo around your yard and look for any place that water gathers: uneven gutters, kiddie pools, those buckets you left behind the garage, that planter tray you never got around to using. Flat Tire Repair PerthA single five gallon bucket left out in the rain can become a mosquito nursery in single day—the one I just dumped over beside my garage had easily several thousand larva in it.

If you can't remove the standing water you can do two things to help. For things like rain barrels, buy some window screen and secure it to the top to keep the mosquitoes from landing on the water. For things like large bird baths or garden water features, add a small pump to agitate the surface to discourage mosquitoes from landing to lay eggs.Move Trash and Recycling Far Away: Put your trash cans and recycling bins as far away from your house as you can, and while you're at it make sure that the lids on your trash cans fit snugly. Flies love garbage and ants love the sugary residue in recyclables. Moving both away will cut down on the flies buzzing around your patio table and the ants crawling around near your house.Keep Food Covered: When you're outside enjoying a summer meal on the patio keep food covered. It won't stop flies and such from being drawn over, but it will cut down on it and keep them from putting their disgusting little hands on your salad. You can find metal and nylon mesh "food tents" at your local grocer or online.

While removing standing water and moving your garbage cans behind the garage might have helped, sometimes you have to get your hands dirty and invest a little time, money, and sweat into making your yard extra unpleasant for bugs. Photo by Kevin Briody.Use Bug-Repelling Essential Oils: The right oils are workable deterrents whether you buy some tiki torches and load them up with citronella-infused lamp oil or make your own citronella-candles. Citronella torches/candles are only effective for about a four-foot radius so you'll need enough of them to blanket the area you're in. If you want to make some torches for your patio that don't have the Tiki-Island-Adventure vibe, check out these DIY oil lamps. Build a Bug Trap: The number of DIY insect traps that exist is a testament to how much people dislike being bothered by bugs and how much effort they'll put into keeping bugs away. Earlier this week we shared the Cadillac of fly traps with you, a worthy time investment if you live in an area plagued with flies.

Check out this fly trap for fly-snaring on a smaller scale. If the pests have followed you inside, this fruit fly deathtrap will make short work of them. Finally you can build a DIY mosquito trap to lure all your blood-sucking patio companions to their doom—and not to your neck. Plant a Mosquito Repelling Garden: While having plants that contain mosquito-repelling oil in their leaves isn't as effective as putting that mosquito-repelling oil on your skin—check out this combination DIY bug repellent and sunscreen to put those oils to good use or this all-natural bug spray here—it can't hurt to plant some lush greenery that might have the added benefit of warding off bugs. Plants like Citronella grass, Rosemary, Catnip, and Marigolds all have properties that repel mosquitoes. Use Non-Toxic Ant Repellents: Once ants find out the party on your patio is in full swing you can expect a continual stream of them. You can repel ants by putting a chalk line around the area you don't want them to cross—just like the Smoke Monster!—or if they're creeping into your house to find the party leftovers you can also use cucumber slices and other natural repellents.