Can anyone tell me why there are so many aggresive flies that keep landing on me (not just one but many). They are brown in colour with a small white or cream colouring). They don't seem to bite but get everywhere. Does anyone know of a natural repellent or insect repellent that will repel them?
Thank you.
Julia
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:33pm
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Any chemist should be able to sell you an insect repellent.
When I was doing serious walking in Scotland, I used to use one based on citronella oil. It worked fine in that although the flies and midges were still around me, they didn't land on my skin. However, I didn't like the smell.
Other walkers have told me that they used various essential oils - lemongrass, lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, sometimes in a combination. I never tried them, but I'm sure the smell would be better than citronella. One guy I met when walking the West Highland Way had a (wilted!) bunch of basil which he rubbed on his skin, and which he said was very effective.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:37pm
jimtaylor wrote on Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:33pm:
Any chemist should be able to sell you an insect repellent.
When I was doing serious walking in Scotland, I used to use one based on citronella oil. It worked fine in that although the flies and midges were still around me, they didn't land on my skin. However, I didn't like the smell.
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Other walkers have told me that they used various essential oils - lemongrass, lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, sometimes in a combination. I never tried them, but I'm sure the smell would be better than citronella. One guy I met when walking the West Highland Way had a (wilted!) bunch of basil which he rubbed on his skin, and which he said was very effective.
Thanl you very much Jim.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:38pm
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Thank you very much.
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:51am
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