Jump to content
IndiaDivine.org

Natural Insect Repellant

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

Guest guest

Howdy Patty, Steve .. other good folks,

 

> Patty <patt1 wrote:

> Catnip oil is great too...except you attract well....cats.

> catnip is in the mint family. It has many studies about the

> effectiveness for repellent. If you think about it the oils of these

> plants are used by the plant to ward off some bugs.

 

The Essential (volatile) Oils found in all aromatic plants are there

in most cases to either attract friendlies or repel the unfriendlier

critters .. and as I wrote to this group on 17 June ...

http://health./message/33053

... Catnip Essential Oil (Nepeta cataria) has proven to be 10 X more

effective than Deet against mosquitos and also in other studies ..

against cockroaches and termites.

 

> Steve Clarke <stevat2002 (AT) (DOT) ,com> asked:

> With the topic of bug repellants, please recommend a natural dog

tick repellent.

 

Steve .. I am even now experimenting with an 8% dilution of Catnip EO

and a few drops Oregano EO .. in a Fractionated Coconut Oil base ..

on my feral dawg. The little rascal spends half his time in the

woods chasing whatever and nothing we used previously would repel the

ticks. I can say that now I am seeing far fewer ticks than before

but there are still a few around his face and ears and I am reluctant

to put the concoction in these areas.

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch .. http://www.AV-AT.com

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest guest

Where can I purchase catnip oil?

 

David

 

On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Butch Owen <butchowen wrote:

 

> Howdy Patty, Steve .. other good folks,

>

> > Patty <patt1 <patt1%40aol.com>> wrote:

> > Catnip oil is great too...except you attract well....cats.

> > catnip is in the mint family. It has many studies about the

> > effectiveness for repellent. If you think about it the oils of these

> > plants are used by the plant to ward off some bugs.

>

> The Essential (volatile) Oils found in all aromatic plants are there

> in most cases to either attract friendlies or repel the unfriendlier

> critters .. and as I wrote to this group on 17 June ...

> http://health./message/33053

> .. Catnip Essential Oil (Nepeta cataria) has proven to be 10 X more

> effective than Deet against mosquitos and also in other studies ..

> against cockroaches and termites.

>

> > Steve Clarke <stevat2002 (AT) (DOT) ,com> asked:

> > With the topic of bug repellants, please recommend a natural dog

> tick repellent.

>

> Steve .. I am even now experimenting with an 8% dilution of Catnip EO

> and a few drops Oregano EO .. in a Fractionated Coconut Oil base ..

> on my feral dawg. The little rascal spends half his time in the

> woods chasing whatever and nothing we used previously would repel the

> ticks. I can say that now I am seeing far fewer ticks than before

> but there are still a few around his face and ears and I am reluctant

> to put the concoction in these areas.

>

> Y'all keep smiling. :-)

>

> Butch .. http://www.AV-AT.com <http://www.av-at.com/>

>

>

>

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...