{"id":13864,"date":"2025-09-12T15:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/?p=13864"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:06:24","slug":"insect-repellent-oil-for-mosquitoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/insect-repellent-oil-for-mosquitoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Insect Repellent Oil for Mosquitoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><\/header>\n<section class=\"entry\">* 10 to 25 drops essential oil (<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pennyroyal<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lemon balm<\/a>\u00a0{<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">citronella<\/a>},<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">thyme<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lavender<\/a>. Other choices include\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bergamot<\/a>, cajeput,<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">eucalyptus<\/a>, rose\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">geranium<\/a>)<br \/>\n* 2 tablespoons vegetable oilCombine the ingredients in a glass jar; stir to blend. Dab a few drops on your skin or clothing, making certain to avoid your eyes. Makes about 2 tablespoons.<\/p>\n<p>Preparation Time: A few minutes<br \/>\nShelf Life: 6 months<br \/>\nStorage: Glass jar with a screw top<\/p>\n<p>Variation:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"\/recommends\/InsectDefense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Insect Repellent<\/a>\u00a0Oil for Ticks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10 to 25 drops essential oil of rose geranium. Follow directions above.<\/p>\n<p>Rose geranium works wonders to repel ticks. Other essential oil choices to repel ticks include bay, eucalyptus, European pennyroyal, lavender, lemon balm (citronella),\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">myrrh<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rosemary<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tickweed<\/a>\u00a0(American pennyroyal).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* 10 to 25 drops essential oil (pennyroyal,\u00a0lemon balm\u00a0{citronella}, thyme, and\u00a0lavender. Other choices include\u00a0bergamot, cajeput, eucalyptus, rose\u00a0geranium) * 2 tablespoons vegetable oilCombine the ingredients in a glass jar; stir to blend. Dab a few drops on your skin or clothing, making certain to avoid your eyes. Makes about 2 tablespoons. Preparation Time: A few minutes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy-pests-insects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.webcoreweb.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}