Spray-On Garlic Keeps Mosquitoes Off Horses

Spray-On Garlic Keeps Mosquitoes Off Horses MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals 34-4-31 A Canadian company that makes garlic oil insect repellants says the same product can be safely used to keep mosquitoes away from horses and other livestock. Garlic Coat Spray is an all-natural garlic oil that comes in a 32-oz. spray bottle. It creates an immediate mosquito-free zone around horses both inside and outside the barn. "It works because mosquitoes are 10,000 times more sensitive to garlic than humans," says Bill Milne, Milne Associates, Etobicoke, Ont. "Mosquitoes will leave immediately and will be gone for up to 4 days, at which time you need to spray again. The garlic smell that humans notice will dissipate in 4 to 5 hours." For years, the company has been marketing the same product for use on fences, trees, shrubs, gardens, lawns, and so forth. "Lots of people use it in their back yards, and it's popular for weddings. Garlic Coat Spray is just a diluted form of the product," says Milne. Garlic Coat Spray is available only in Canada. It sells for $17.95 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Alex Milne Associates, 1870 Albion Rd., Unit no. 3, Etobicoke, Ont., Canada M9W 5T2 (ph 800 563-5947 or 416 742-4911; www.justaddhorses.ca)

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