Jessie,

We used to carry a tick repellant spritzer, but we just cleared out all of
our stock and will not be getting anymore. Below is just a collection of
loose pieces of information that I've cut and pasted from other folks
regarding naturally controlling ticks:

REPEL TICKS NATURALLY

Spring heralds in a new batch of tick nymphs. The nymphs are the size of
poppyseeds, and almost impossible to locate if they hop onto you or your
pets. I dug into my herbal formula books for a formula for an herbal tick
repellent, and came across an essential oil that really works to repel these
pervasive bugs.

This essential oil formula really works as a repellent:

http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/3867

Tick Repellant More Pest Control Solutions

by Annie Berthold-Bond, Care2.com Producer, Green Living Channels
I dug deep in my herbal formula books for this recipe out of desperation,
given that I live in the epicenter of the tick-generated Lyme disease
epidemic. I tested the essential oil that is recommended for ticks, Rose
Geranium, by putting a few drops-no more!- on our dogs' collars, to see if it
would repel ticks. Lo and behold, we went from 20 ticks a day on each dog, to
none. The second best essential oil for repelling ticks is American
Pennyroyal (also called tickweed).
Simple Solution:
2 tablespoons vegetable or nut oil (almond oil contains sulfur, a repellent
in its own right)
10 to 25 drops Rose Geranium essential oil Combine the ingredients in a glass
jar; shake to blend.
Makes: 2 tablespoons
Shelf Life: 6 months
Dab a few drops on your skin or clothing, making sure to avoid eyes. Caution
Skip the Pennyroyal if there is anyone pregnant (including pets) in the home,
as it can induce miscarriage. And as always, use essential oils with caution
as they can burn the skin and harm eyes.

Helpful Hints:
Palmerosa is a sister essential oil to Rose Geranium, and also repels ticks.
It is cheaper, and sometimes easier to find than Rose Geranium.
Another good repellent that also worked on our dogs, is to eat garlic pills.
A number of people have written me to say that they have had good luck with
their pets and themselves, by keeping to the garlic pill eating regimen every
day.
The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) reported in
their winter of 1996 Journal of Pesticide Reform that nymphal ticks are
reduced from 72.7 to 100 percent when dead leaves are removed from the forest
areas surrounding residential areas

One things that is known to repel ticks around your yard is sulfur, and i
dust my yard regularly during tick season. Some people feed sulfur to their
pets for this reason, and sulfur supplementation is actually good for the
skin and coat.

I hope that helps.

Cat Donnelly
<A HREF="http://www.heartlandpugs.com/">Heartland Central Pug Rescue</A>, NW
Arkansas Chapter
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