Lamp for dispensing volatile substances

An insect-repelling lamp having a hydrocarbon fuel source, comprising:

• a housing;
• a fuel source contain hydrocarbon fuel and having an exit for said fuel;
• a mantle disposed inside said housing and in communication with said exit of said fuel source;
• and
• a cover attached to said housing in thermal communication with an interior of said housing, said cover having a slot and a replaceable pad disposable in said slot, said pad containing a volatilizable insect repellent, said cover also having vents communicating between an interior of said housing and ambient air,
• wherein when said fuel egresses said fuel source via said exit and is ignited, said fuel burns near said mantle causing said mantle to incandesce, and wherein when said fuel is burned, waste heat generated from said fuel is conducted through said cover to said pad so that said volatilizable insect repellent is volatilized and insects are repelled, said cover allowing excess waste heat to leave via said vents thereby cooling the lamp.

A method of repelling insects and producing light comprising the steps of:

• providing a lamp that produces waste heat when operating;
• disposing a pad containing a volatilizable insect repellent in thermal communication with the waste heat;
• utilizing the waste heat to raise the temperature of the pad, causing the volatilizable insect repellent to be volatilized and insects to be repelled;
• and
• venting heat from the lamp via openings disposed near the pad.