jsbates65 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 I know there was postings about citronella & flies earlier. Today I was at the health food store and read the ingredients of a natural pest spray. . .and it also had peppermint in it in addition to citronella. I sprayed off the patio today with a natural all purpose cleanser and then sprayed it with a mix of peppermint & citronalla oil and it really seemed to keep the flies away. (I used like 90% peppermint/10% cit) Plus peppermint is a bit more palatable than citronella for me. . .so it creates a fresh scent that is enjoyable. Citronella isn't totally horrible, but not the most pleasant fragrance in my opinion. It's the first time I used it for this purpose. . .but thought I would share. I have a big bottle on the patio so I will keep experimenting with it. . . .& let you know later what I really think. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannovitch Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 thankyou very muck for the trick! i'll try that... how did you spray the oils exactly? did you put a few drops in water and spraid that? or is there another technique of some sort? Yann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbates65 Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 I just left the oil full strenth and put it in a spray bottle and sprayed it on a wet patio. . . It might be good in other ways if deluted by water. . . I'm just experimenting at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
