Mosquitoes everywhere! Goats

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our goats are COVERED in mosquitos! Even at the heat of the day! I sprayed fly spray on them but it didn't help much. I read that garlic was effective? How to you feed it to them? Cloves? Crushed? Powdered? We tried dryer sheets last summer and they were ok but we need something a little more effective. What do you do?
 
We are constantly dumping out the water. We have not built a barn/closed stall yet. They have shelter but it isn't "mosquito proof". We tried goldfish but they all died because of the heat (Arizona). We had a lot of monsoons this summer and flooding for about a week so the mosquitos bred.
 
You can get a fly spray at TSC that has the citronella in it. That's what I use on my goats. They have their "Dumor" brand that's pretty cheap. I get the biggest bottle, and then use my own spray bottle.
 
13ChickenGirl said:
our goats are COVERED in mosquitos! Even at the heat of the day! I sprayed fly spray on them but it didn't help much. I read that garlic was effective? How to you feed it to them? Cloves? Crushed? Powdered? We tried dryer sheets last summer and they were ok but we need something a little more effective. What do you do?
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There's a few things I use for biting insect repellant on my animals (and garden). I make all my own solutions and sprays. I really like neem oil, it's one that works well for everything. So neem oil, citronella essential oil, rose-geranium essential oil (this only works for ticks), peppermint essential oil, eukalptus essential oil, tea tree, and lemongrass essential oil. For mosquitos I would use a 8 ounce spray bottle and fill 4 ounces with water (I use distilled), 2 ounces witch hazel, 1 ounce apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon neem, 40 drops of peppermint essential oil, 40 drops of citronella essential oil (to be honest though I haven't added the citronella ingredient in my mosquito spray this summer because I feel like mosquitos aren't bothered by it anymore....almost like they become immune). You could literally just use the water and neem alone and that would work but, the witch hazel keeps it applied all day long, and the peppermint smells good because the neem definitely doesn't. You can get a big 8 ounce bottle of organic neem on Amazon for $10. If we're having a particularly bad mosquito year I'll also make infused water with garlic and parsley to drink throughout the day, just for extra protection. Everything I use on my animals I also use on myself and the neem is fantastic....and trust me I know because the mosquitos will leave everybody alone and all bite me. I'm a mosquito magnet.
 
Kristen D said:
There's a few things I use for biting insect repellant on my animals (and garden). I make all my own solutions and sprays. I really like neem oil, it's one that works well for everything. So neem oil, citronella essential oil, rose-geranium essential oil (this only works for ticks), peppermint essential oil, eukalptus essential oil, tea tree, and lemongrass essential oil. For mosquitos I would use a 8 ounce spray bottle and fill 4 ounces with water (I use distilled), 2 ounces witch hazel, 1 ounce apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon neem, 40 drops of peppermint essential oil, 40 drops of citronella essential oil (to be honest though I haven't added the citronella ingredient in my mosquito spray this summer because I feel like mosquitos aren't bothered by it anymore....almost like they become immune). You could literally just use the water and neem alone and that would work but, the witch hazel keeps it applied all day long, and the peppermint smells good because the neem definitely doesn't. You can get a big 8 ounce bottle of organic neem on Amazon for $10. If we're having a particularly bad mosquito year I'll also make infused water with garlic and parsley to drink throughout the day, just for extra protection. Everything I use on my animals I also use on myself and the neem is fantastic....and trust me I know because the mosquitos will leave everybody alone and all bite me. I'm a mosquito magnet.
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Thank you for this! I love neem for my plants, never thought about using it for fly/mosquito spray. Am ordering from Amazon today!!!
 

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