This past weekend was wonderful! Beautiful temperatures and on Sunday hardly any wind. It was great being outside working on the rock gardens throughout the yard. What was even better is that I didn’t get one wood tick on me or one bug bite. YEAH!!! Since the bugs seem to be a bit thick in our yard this year I put a couple drops of each oil in my hand and rub it over my legs, arms and clothes before going outside. The oils are Lavender Essential Oil, Peppermint Essential Oil and either Lemongrass or Citronella Java. Last year I only needed Lavender and Peppermint Oils as the bugs were not that bad….but this year tends to be a different story.
Another suggestion is to make a Spray Mist out of these oils by placing 5 drops of each oil into a 4 ounce blue in color spray bottle and add distilled water. If the bugs are still biting you move to straight oil drops in your hands and then applied to your body or increase the drops of oil in the Spray Mist. Happy yard time with no insect bites!