The Smell of Citronella

Citronella - the smell that screams summertime and sends skeeters screaming into the night - supposedly.

Of late it seems to me that those buzzing, blood sucking insects have become immune to, and perhaps even learned to savor the smell of citronella.

Or maybe it's just that my blood has fermented over the years and the bouquet now overrides the citronella barrier.

I'm told if I plant Marigolds around my patio, the smell of those flowers will deter mosquitos. As I see it, the problem then becomes I have more garden space to weed.

Perhaps if I planted Marigolds and poured hot citronella wax on the weeds...