aggieterpkatie
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Last year I tried a simple bug spray of Witch Hazel and Eucalyptus EE. It didn't really work that well. :/
Homemade insect repellent
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kristenm1975
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Hey big brown horse, I live in Seattle. 
So, I tried a total of five different types of homemade insect repellent this weekend. We had 13 people there for two days with LOTS of mosquitoes and only ended up with a total of 5 bites. Yay!! I was very excited with the results. We applied often and generously and that seems to be the ticket. I think some people apply once and hope it will work for hours and hours, but the general rule is, if you can't smell it any longer, chances are the mosquitoes are going to start looking at you like a giant pink sippy cup for bugs.
I'll post the different types tomorrow when I have access to the recipes. Huge thumbs up on these things. Yes, it requires a trip to an herb store or just a trip to an herb store online, but it's so worth it to not have toxins coating my skin every time I want to go outside without ending up itchy.
So, I tried a total of five different types of homemade insect repellent this weekend. We had 13 people there for two days with LOTS of mosquitoes and only ended up with a total of 5 bites. Yay!! I was very excited with the results. We applied often and generously and that seems to be the ticket. I think some people apply once and hope it will work for hours and hours, but the general rule is, if you can't smell it any longer, chances are the mosquitoes are going to start looking at you like a giant pink sippy cup for bugs. I'll post the different types tomorrow when I have access to the recipes. Huge thumbs up on these things. Yes, it requires a trip to an herb store or just a trip to an herb store online, but it's so worth it to not have toxins coating my skin every time I want to go outside without ending up itchy.
Farmfresh
City Biddy
We have used homemade fly repellent on our horses for years.
Quite simple
2 c Apple cider vinegar (other vinegar will work)
1 squirt of dish detergent (Dawn or citrus ... acts as a sticking agent)
4 c water
in a sprayer and spray away.
NOTE: Vinegar will bleach the coat of darker horses out in the sun, so not good for show horses. Sometimes in a hard rain your horse may have suds!!
It IS true you can catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar!
Quite simple
2 c Apple cider vinegar (other vinegar will work)
1 squirt of dish detergent (Dawn or citrus ... acts as a sticking agent)
4 c water
in a sprayer and spray away.
NOTE: Vinegar will bleach the coat of darker horses out in the sun, so not good for show horses. Sometimes in a hard rain your horse may have suds!!
It IS true you can catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar!
pioneergirl
Wannabe Pioneer
This sounds good...I go through tons with my horse, and this sounds cheaper!Farmfresh said:We have used homemade fly repellent on our horses for years.
Quite simple
2 c Apple cider vinegar (other vinegar will work)
1 squirt of dish detergent (Dawn or citrus ... acts as a sticking agent)
4 c water
in a sprayer and spray away.
NOTE: Vinegar will bleach the coat of darker horses out in the sun, so not good for show horses. Sometimes in a hard rain your horse may have suds!!
It IS true you can catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar!
Thanx for posting.
