I'm trying out a tick repellant concoction for my dog I found on the internet. Its made out of water, distilled vinegar, tea tree oil and lavender oil. When i was at a Walgreens looking for the lavender the clerk told me they didn't carry it but she did say that people plant lavender in their gardens as a natural bug repellant (like rosemary apparently).
I've only used it once but it appeared to be a huge success...only one tick! The time in the woods before that without repellant was awful as we picked off more than 20 ticks. The oil odor is strong out out of the bottle but very mild when mixed. I filled up a small spray bottle and just gave the dog a few squirts. It needs more testing before I'm completely convinced it works but the poster on the hiking blog where I found it swears by it.
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