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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

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Posted - Jun 18 2011 :  2:16:35 PM  Show Profile
I posted in Herbal Wisdom also, but wanted to ask here as well. Do any of you have a recipe for a natural remedy (oils, soap, etc)that I can use to repel black flies (from biting us)? They are horrible this year.

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Turtlemoon
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Tanya
Port Orchard Washington
USA
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Posted - Jun 18 2011 :  5:43:39 PM  Show Profile
I have heard but not tried it yet that if you take plain old Listerine in a spray bottle and spray the area outside where you will be hanging out that it keeps all flying biting bugs away for up to a week (as long as it doesnt seriously rain in that time) We havent had the mosquitoes out yet to try it.

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embchicken
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Elaine
Ocean NJ
USA
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Posted - Jun 18 2011 :  7:01:06 PM  Show Profile
I've heard about Listerine also - never tried it though.

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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

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USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2011 :  05:39:29 AM  Show Profile
Thanks. I put on my Burt's Bee's bug oils, and the flies actually drew blood. Grrrr. I want to claim my porch back. Ugh.

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Mikki
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Mikki
Austin Indiana
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2011 :  12:07:07 PM  Show Profile
I replied on your other post also. My cousin warned us about the black flys as we were planning to go to Kelley Island in Ohio and she said they used vinegar mixed with some water in a spray bottle and it worked great! She said you do have to apply it often but at least it worked!

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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

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USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2011 :  12:27:10 PM  Show Profile
I found a solution to flies. I'm going to try it before I post about it. This is not a spray.

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City Chick
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Deb
Chattanooga TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 10 2011 :  5:51:26 PM  Show Profile
I bought a bug bar from here: http://www.hardlotion.com/ Worked great at keeping the black flies and mosquitoes off of us while in Canada last week.

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