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Summer brings about good friends, delicious food, starry nights and, of course — bug bites. Bothersome creepy, crawling insects are the last thing you want to think about as it gets warm out. But these backyard barbecue crashers are a real pest, especially when it comes to our skin.

If you’re itching to know what could keep you safe from bugs throwing their own feast on your skin this season, look to these foods as natural insect repellents with bug-banishing properties.