Citronella oils are the basics to keep nasty bugs away. You can buy this oil anywhere this time of year. You can also spray all the edging and corners of your house (indoors) with full-strength white vinegar to keep ants and other bugs from entering through cracks in the house.
There are also oils you can wear that bugs can't stand. Bugs hate lavender oil. Lavender smells a lot better on people than Citronella.
You can mimic or purchase this spray: http://www.islandmistnaturalproducts...id/756877.html
Here's another helpful link:
http://www.naturodoc.com/library/lif..._repellent.htm
This link doesn't look complete, but there are some other essential oils mentioned that look good: http://www.madmikesbrew.com/essentialOils.htm
If you're bitten, tea tree oil, lavender oil, baking soda, or vinegar helps ease the sting. Squirt or dab some white vinegar on a sting so it doesn't hurt, and then you can pack a paste of baking soda and water on the bugbite to reduce the swelling, and even help get the stinger out. Calamine lotion also helps with the itch.
There are also oils you can wear that bugs can't stand. Bugs hate lavender oil. Lavender smells a lot better on people than Citronella.
You can mimic or purchase this spray: http://www.islandmistnaturalproducts...id/756877.html
Here's another helpful link:
http://www.naturodoc.com/library/lif..._repellent.htm
This link doesn't look complete, but there are some other essential oils mentioned that look good: http://www.madmikesbrew.com/essentialOils.htm
If you're bitten, tea tree oil, lavender oil, baking soda, or vinegar helps ease the sting. Squirt or dab some white vinegar on a sting so it doesn't hurt, and then you can pack a paste of baking soda and water on the bugbite to reduce the swelling, and even help get the stinger out. Calamine lotion also helps with the itch.
