Carol J. Elkins
Thu, 08 May 2008 11:32:30 -0700
1. Re your mix of permethrin and mineral oil--I checked Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil) to learn more about mineral oil, and it is listed as an effective insecticide, a good laxitive, and (when scented) is sold as baby oil. Whether or not I want my sheep smelling like babies' butts, I was wondering if having an oil streak on their back would cause them to be greasy or taint the meat in any way.
2. Did you develop your own version of scarlet oil spray using eucalyptus oil and citronella? If so, did it work and did the sheep object to smelling not-like-sheep?
I am considering purchasing a cow rub (http://www.phwhite.com/) and was wondering which solution you think would be the best to use with it.
Carol At 07:59 PM 7/24/2007, you wrote:
Carol: I use permethrin and add 1 oz to 1 qt of mineral oil and out it down their backs. I just drill a small hole in the bottle cap and give them a line down their backs. ...I gave the little guy a line of scarlet spray down his back and also my 2 dogs that were being eaten up by flies. This is 5 days later and I have no fly problem on these animals. ... Scarlet oil has a lot of eucalyptus oil in it. I have ordered eucalyptus oil and citronella and I am going to try to make a spray for them.
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