tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post6999229709662271847..comments2023-10-31T03:36:48.285-04:00Comments on Diary of the Overanxious Horse Owner: Q for You.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-90452830283412012182009-06-03T15:31:26.487-04:002009-06-03T15:31:26.487-04:00I tried using homemade fly sprays a couple summers...I tried using homemade fly sprays a couple summers ago using different mixtures - I never used SSS by itself....I didn't think that it worked very well or lasted very long. I personally think that buying the concentrate and mixing it myself so I can mix it a little stronger than RTU sprays works the best. I think too that if you apply it very liberally several days in a row then you can start spacing days out a little and have it still be effective. Kind of like a supplement loading dose.~*~Lysh~*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06715067021800722941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-89380616399964816952009-06-03T07:29:38.219-04:002009-06-03T07:29:38.219-04:00That is a tough question - I think that most bug s...That is a tough question - I think that most bug sprays don't work that well - unless you get the super duper chemical stuff (there is one that we can buy here called "konk", but the amount of chemicals kinda scares me)<br /><br />I don't know if the SSS works or not... I use Bronco too and it seems to help a bit, but I don't know how long it lasts. I had a barn owner that fed her horses some sort of garlic supplement and used apple cider vinegar in some combination with water and claimed that it helped, but who knows? <br /><br />I tried using one spray with citronella in it and the smell of that made me gag - so much so that I couldn't even use it to see if it worked! (I'm a bit of a baby with scents :-)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736592362765508427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-26799387113596192582009-06-03T06:54:26.504-04:002009-06-03T06:54:26.504-04:00I don't think any of them, chemical or natural...I don't think any of them, chemical or natural, really work very well! I also find the SSS smells really nasty to me - some people seem to like it! Although I go natural on many things, I mostly just use Bronco, and also Mosquito Halt - which is extremely nasty poisonous stuff but is the only thing I've found that works for mosquitos, which are a real plague for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com