Get Rid of Those Pesky Mosquitoes!
We had a ton of rain in our neck of the woods this spring and all that moisture has created a bigger mosquito problem this year than normal. So when I discovered that a body spray I created to help cool down in the heat also repels these little bloodsuckers I was super excited!
Make the body spray using peppermint essential oil for a natural mosquito repellant.
If you try this, please leave a comment and let me know how it worked for you! Note: You’ll need to reapply the spray often if you are sweating because the sweat washes the essential oils away and then the mosquitoes will start circling for the kill again!
In addition, make sure you don’t have small pools of stagnant water where mosquitoes can lay their eggs and keep the tall grass and weeds trimmed so they don’t have hiding places. Please don’t use the bug zappers because they kill more good bugs than bad bugs. Encourage bats and birds to eat the pests instead!
Are you having a problem with mosquitoes this summer? How do you keep them at bay and still get your homesteading projects done? Share your tips in the comments!
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Lisa Lombardo
In addition to writing for her own websites, Lisa has contributed articles to The Prepper Project and Homestead.org.
The author lives outside of Chicago with her husband, son, 2 dogs, 1 cat, and a variety of poultry.
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Hello!
My head is spinning as I scan through all of the great ideas and inspirations! I got a day behind so am just visiting today!
Thank you again for sharing the Sinshine Blogger Nomination! I’m so glad to see you with it, and happy that you’ve spread the cheer!
Blessings!
Laurie
Hi Laurie!
You deserve it! Congratulations!
No worries…I am behind quite often, lol! Have a great week!
Thanks for inviting me to the party. I will definitely check out your mosquito post. I have to cover my body with Deet everyday to work in my garden.
Hi Amy!
So glad to have you join in the fun! Let me know how the spray works for you. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Lisa, I’m so glad you found me! Thank you so much for your kind comment and invitation. I’m so happy to share, i have a blog party too. I hope you’ll join me on Thursdays for the Thursday Favorite Things.
Meanwhile, please let me know if you try my Grandma’s Butter Tarts!
Best wishes for a wonderful week!
Hi Theresa!
Thanks so much for joining us! And thank you for the invitation to your blog hop! Feel free to drop a link in the comments each week to invite people to your hop 🙂
The tarts look amazing! When it cools down and I feel like baking again, they are on my list!
Have a great day!
Thank you for the homour of being featured as a post of the week. If any of your readers have any questions, they can visit my blog and leave a comment. I am on my second round of using the barrel for composting my kitchen waste and it is working even better and faster then when I used it in the all for my garden trimmings. - Margy
Hi Margy!
So happy to feature your post…it is a very helpful description that will allow many people to compost who didn’t think they had the space!
Thank you for stopping by and sharing! Have a wonderful day 🙂
Hi, Lisa: What a fun party you have here, thank you so much for inviting me to join!
Thank you, Heidi! So happy to have you join in the fun! I’m looking forward to seeing your posts!
Lisa, I’m done for the day, but will be back tomorrow to check out links, starting with Getting Rid of Mosquitos!
Hi Jean!
Hope you had a relaxing evening! Thanks so much for joining us and sharing your links!
Enjoy the all natural mosquito repellant…it works so well for our family that I will never buy the toxic stuff again!
Thank you for hosting this great party each week.
Thank you for joining us! I’m happy to host!
Lisa,
I hate mosquitoes so much ! They always find me. I will definitely try this- I have heard hanging Peppermint in the chicken coop is a good way to repel all kinds of different critters.
Thank you so much for hosting 🙂 I am so thrilled to see my Rosemary Cleaner featured. There is so much to learn from all these wonderful blogs- I love it!
xo Lisa S
Hi Lisa…I do too! Those little bloodsuckers make it so hard to do anything outside this time of year! I hope it works as well for you as it does for me. Best wishes and Congrats on the feature! The Rosemary cleaner looks amazing!
Thanks so much for hosting each week!!
Hugs,
Debbie
Happy to host this fun party, Debbie! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful posts with us each week!
Loved your repellant recipe & have been reminded to add peppermint to my repellant made with yarrow! Thank you for hosting! This week I’ve shared how we harvest, dry & store our garlic crop. Have a beautiful week!
Hi Suzan!
Let me know how the combination of peppermint and yarrow works. I haven’t tried yarrow for repelling mosquitoes, but need to check out your post. 🙂
Thanks for sharing the info on harvesting garlic!
What a happy discovery that your cooling body spray repelled mosquitos! Score for double duty! Yay!
I use the Method brand eucalyptus mint shower spray and LOVE it! It was a gift from my daughter. The smell is so nice. I’ll have to try your spray.
Thanks Lisa!
Melissa | Little Frugal Homestead
Hi Melissa,
I was pleasantly surprised by that, lol. 🙂
That sounds like a wonderful gift! How thoughtful of your daughter…enjoy!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!