Deb, this is the stuff I bought that works fine for mosquitos. It says
it also works for other biting insects, but they are not specific.
http://www.mosquitosolutions.com/catnip.html
If you enter "catnip oil mosquito repellent" into Google or another
search engine, you will see a ton of references to look over.
Wes
On May 27, 2005, at 7:43 AM, Deborah Duran wrote:
Wes
Do you think that would work on ticks?
Deb
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I have been using a catnip oil preparation for the last two years, and
it seems to work fine for our Cascade Mountains brand mosquitos. The
problem with all the preparations other than DEET is that they do not
last long. You need to reapply every couple of hours to be safe. At
least the catnip stuff smells nice and doesn't eat the coating off your
fly lines! It's very important to make sure your kids are protected
full time as they won't do it for themselves.
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
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Anybody tried Catnip oil?
Mosquito repellent!
Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET
CHICAGO, August 27, 2001 - Researchers report that nepetalactone, the
essential oil in catnip that gives the plant its characteristic odor,
is
about ten times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET -
the
compound used in most commercial insect repellents.
