A repellent is a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insects from landing or climbing on the surface, or your skin!! Do you use repellents?
Mosquitos can spread diseases including Zika, dengue & chikungunya. They lay eggs in anything that has standing water, so you should remove & scrub clean all containers at least once a week. That includes tyres, buckets & plant pots. Do you do this?