Herbal Bug Spray 
 
Suggested use: Spray liberally every 2-6 hours as needed. Because this spray does not contain long-lasting chemicals or essential oils, you might need to apply it more frequently than usual.
 
Yarrow - repels biting insects, including mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. In the garden, it deters cucumber beetles, Mexican bean beetles, flea beetles, and squash bugs.
 
Catnip has been found in studies to be ten times more repellent than DEET to mosquitoes. Ticks and biting flies also avoid it.
 
Lemongrass - This fragrant culinary favorite repels mosquitoes, deer flies, horse flies, and black flies, and attracts bees. Numerous studies have demonstrated its efficacy, particularly against mosquitoes.
 
Thyme - repels biting insects, including mosquitoes, ticks, deer flies, black flies, and fleas; in the garden, it deters tomato hornworms, cabbage loopers, slugs, cabbage worms, corn earworms, white flies, and more.
 
Lavender - We humans tend to love the smell of Lavender, but bugs, not so much. Lavender repels mosquitoes, black flies, deer flies, and fleas, as well as garden pests including slugs and moths.
 
 
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