Kim, I make my own insect spray from essential oils, witch hazel and skin-so-soft. It is really easy. I take about 6 oz. of witch hazel and add about 2 Tbs. of skin-so -soft, about 10 drops of orange essential oil. you can also add Sage Oil to it if you want. I put this in a spray bottle nand spritz it on me when I am out working. It even keeps sweat bees away. Arla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Collins" <2buckets@arbuckleonline.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > Shelley, I'm talking the ones that bite and leave whelps. > Got bit near my eye last year and it was swollen shut within an hour. > Kim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Choctaw" <choctaw@bscn.com> > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:21 PM > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] GNATS!! HELP!!!!!!! > > > > Kim, > > What I know of "Buffalo gnats", you aren't talking about the little > > brown pesky gnats. These bite and leave a big whelp or sore. And the bite > > hurts! But Dad had them last year at his place in OK and I can check and > > see what if anything they might know about keeping them off of you. His > > wife is very "organic" and they do not use any sprays or pesticides of any > > kind. I'll see what I can find out for you. > > Shelley > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > Got a GRIPE?? Got a PROBLEM?? Just wanna' WHINE? Don't post it to the > list...write me, dusty (list administrator) at > CHAHTA-L-admin@cultures.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L Genealogy mail list: > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > >