Insect and Fly Repellants - that you can make and that work !

 

Ingredients that you will need are namely !

 

300 mls Cider Vinegar

150 mls Chamomile tea

4 drops Eucalyptus oil

20 drops Citronella oil

 

20 drops Pennyroyal oil

 

** Important Note** ~  Pennyroyal is part of the mint family and can be fatal if ingested and should not be used by Pregnant women. Whilst in the fly spray solution the levels of Pennyroyal are safe, the oil concentrate can be poisonous if ingested.

 

We  highly recommend that you read the following website for further information

www.naturalherbalism.com/P/Pennyroyal.html
 

10 drops Peppermint oil (optional)

SURPRISE! - THIS STUFF ACTUALLY WORKS

 

Instructions!

Mix into a 450 ml plastic spray bottle and spray as often as you like all over your horse. (Not on the face) Or you can make up a larger batch and actually sponge it onto your horse’s body.

If you have a white horse it will turn him yellow for a day or so, but they are only tea stains and do wash out reasonably easy.
 

The fly repellent costs about $28.00 to make up, but you will have enough oils to last you all summer. All you have to do is make up some more Vinegar and Chamomile tea and then add your drops of oil.

It smells OK too.
 

Some other great tips are :-

Also try rubbing Cider Vinegar well into the coronet bands on your horse’s feet. This is a favourite spot for the March flies and keeps them away for a few hours at least.

KEROSENE Kills Bot fly eggs, so if you haven't got time to pick them off rub them down with a rag soaked in Kero and pick them off later. This way the eggs won't hatch.

BABY OIL can be rubbed underneath your horse’s eyes. Flies cannot land on the oil and crawl into the eye. But don't apply above the eye as it can run down into the eye especially in the heat.
None of these things are expensive, and they are actually very effective
 

Information sourced from: http://www.horseoz.com