Mosquitoes bothering my Torts

[turtletania]

Hi everyone.... I have a problem with Mosquitoes.... but not in the water. They are bothering my Torts. They hang around their faces and clearly are annoying.
Any suggestions on how I can stop this? Something I can dab on the tort to deter them that is safe?
They are in large outdoor enclosures.

 

[Yvonne G]

mosquitoes usually feast on the blood of mammals. I've not heard that they bite reptiles. I wonder if carefully painting lemon juice on the tortoise's head would help? Eucalyptus oil sometimes deters bugs too. I used to keep a couple branches off the eucalyptus tree in my aviary.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I've never seen mosquitos bother my torts either. And BOY do we have a zillion of them.
Is there any free standing water nearby?
It sounds like there is another reason why they are there.