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| who has the recipe for home made fly spray? I tried doing a search here but no luck. seems like it had vinegar, water, dawn dish detergent, skin so soft? |
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Location: NY | I have found that home made do not work well |
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Location: Richmond, Ky | Here is what I've used for the last several years, note that I replaced the water with baby oil so sweat doesn't effect it as bad, it does collect dust and dirt tho, so washing after use helps.
900 ml white vinegar
250 ml skin-so-soft
900 ml baby oil
1 pint (1/2 bottle) green bottle fly wipe
8 tablespoons citronella oil
shake well before each use, spray/wipe on your choice. |
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Location: KY | my recipe is for a quart spray bottle; 2 to 4 oz Skin So Soft, 1 oz eucalyptus oil, fill bottle with water, shake well before each use. If the bugs are really bad, you will find me puffing on a cigar too. |
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| we have had rain at some time every day for weeks and weeks. The flies, mosquitoes,midges are in swarms, nothing is helping. |
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Location: central IL | I have a different homemade recipe that my Amish farrier gave me. It works temporarily. However, I have found a premise spray which is expensive but pretty effective at the barn and for spiders around the deck and pergola. Tempo |
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Location: NY | do tell do tell |
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Location: 32548 | You forgot to mention the fleas nothing will keep them away |
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Location: central IL | If you mean my farrier's spray, here is his recipe: 1 gallon vinegar 1 quart Repel-x 1 pint Wipe 18 oz. blue Dawn soap 1 quart water Makes 2 gallons. |
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Location: MD | I've tried several home remedy sprays and nothing works, essential oils mixtures with vinegar, etc. I finally found that Flysect Citronella works great on east coast flies. The key is to apply it morning/eve and use a grooming brush to work it down to the skin.
Edited by RidnClyde 2013-08-22 2:59 PM
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Location: central IL | I keep a tiny spray on 98% deet spray repellant in my pommel bag. Deer flies were still bothering my horse, so spayed a bit on the poll. Keep the nuisance flies off. |
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| I just put my horse in the barn all day, she is too fat anyway... when I trail ride if the bugs are bad I use people spray it is the longest lasting thing I found.. I have bathed the horse in citronella shampoo then applied ample amounts of repelex, (I hate chemicals) and found that only works an hour at best.... just stay inside when it is bug season,,,,ride at night or in the early morning... |
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Location: Tionesta PA | I make my own, 1:1:1 of apple cider vinegar/water/orange Pinesol (I make a gallon at a time)it is not as good as a permethrin commercial flyspray, but it does help for regular daily use. |
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