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<blockquote data-quote="Kell-inKY" data-source="post: 1343923" data-attributes="member: 23511"><p>There are a lot of aromatic oils that repel insects, they are pretty expensive but they do work. Mixing them with a cooking oil or something extends them and keeps them on the cattle longer. My concern when experimenting with them was the ones that seem to work well also would probably cause eye irritation. For example, if your wife has any tea tree oil, you will notice the fumes that come off that stuff makes your eyes water. Apple cider vinegar seemed to work pretty well, but there again, it is acidic and would burn the tar out of their eyes, plus evaporates pretty quick.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't mess with trying to spray anything on either, you can't get enough on and you would have to do it every single day. A cattle rub (with face flaps hanging) is the only way to go in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>If you have red cedar trees you will see cows hanging out under the branches, it is a natural insect repellent as well.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, you get the idea, good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kell-inKY, post: 1343923, member: 23511"] There are a lot of aromatic oils that repel insects, they are pretty expensive but they do work. Mixing them with a cooking oil or something extends them and keeps them on the cattle longer. My concern when experimenting with them was the ones that seem to work well also would probably cause eye irritation. For example, if your wife has any tea tree oil, you will notice the fumes that come off that stuff makes your eyes water. Apple cider vinegar seemed to work pretty well, but there again, it is acidic and would burn the tar out of their eyes, plus evaporates pretty quick. I wouldn't mess with trying to spray anything on either, you can't get enough on and you would have to do it every single day. A cattle rub (with face flaps hanging) is the only way to go in my opinion. If you have red cedar trees you will see cows hanging out under the branches, it is a natural insect repellent as well. Anyway, you get the idea, good luck. [/QUOTE]
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