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Stinking Gnats #6245809 05/22/18 10:59 PM 05/22/18 10:59 PM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 136 NW Illinois R Raizmup OP trapper
Raizmup OP trapper R Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 136 NW Illinois	Just thought I'd share a product that has worked better than anything I've ever tried at keeping the gnats away. It's called Dettol. The only place I can get it, is on Amazon. It's from Europe. It's an anti septic. I wipe a bit on each side of my hat bill and the strap on the back. Gnats won't come within 5 ft! I've also been using in the chicken coop. I'll soak a rag and hang it up. Keeps the gnats away for the chickens too.

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6245875 05/23/18 01:10 AM 05/23/18 01:10 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,527 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,527 james bay frontierOnt.	We get Dettol here-it is the same stuff as pinesol. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6245898 05/23/18 05:53 AM 05/23/18 05:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,683 PA G gryhkl trapper
gryhkl trapper G Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,683 PA	Does it keep them away when you're sitting around outside?

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Boco] #6245904 05/23/18 06:02 AM 05/23/18 06:02 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 109 Jamestown N.Y. B Billkil1187 trapper
Billkil1187 trapper B Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 109 Jamestown N.Y.	Originally Posted By: Boco We get Dettol here-it is the same stuff as pinesol. So if I use pinesol it will keep the knats away?

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6245908 05/23/18 06:09 AM 05/23/18 06:09 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,683 PA G gryhkl trapper
gryhkl trapper G Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,683 PA	The fungus gnats at camp fly around your head any time we try to sit outside. Do you just put some of this stuff on a rag and hang it in the area?

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6245952 05/23/18 07:51 AM 05/23/18 07:51 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 887 Bolivar, Missouri U.S.A. Jeff Laskowski trapper
Jeff Laskowski trapper Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 887 Bolivar, Missouri U.S.A.	Try Absorbine Plus. I have NEVER found anything that works better at keeping gnats away.

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Jeff Laskowski] #6245955 05/23/18 07:56 AM 05/23/18 07:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,325 Northern MN O Osky trapper
Osky trapper O Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,325 Northern MN	Originally Posted By: Jeff Laskowski Try Absorbine Plus. I have NEVER found anything that works better at keeping gnats away. Can you expound on that? If there is something that truly handles gnats and better yet no seeums I'd sure like to hear more. Thanks Osky "A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it" Jabless in Minnesota www.SureDockusa.com

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Osky] #6245956 05/23/18 07:59 AM 05/23/18 07:59 AM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 158 IA O Oley trapper
Oley trapper O Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 158 IA	X2 on the Absorbine Jr.

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6245958 05/23/18 08:02 AM 05/23/18 08:02 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	i swear they lifted me off the ground the other day while turkey huntin.

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6245969 05/23/18 08:17 AM 05/23/18 08:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 136 NW Illinois R Raizmup OP trapper
Raizmup OP trapper R Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 136 NW Illinois	Absorbine works but you have to constantly keep reapplying it. Dettol works 10x better. It's not at all the same as pinesol. I dip my finger in it and wipe it on my hat bill and the strap on the back. No gnats and lasts all day! You can mix it 3 parts baby oil to 1 part dettol and make a spray too. For my chickens, I soak a rag in it and hang the rag up in the coop. Keeps the gnats out. I might try the baby oil mix and spray the chickens, calves and pigs and see how it works on them too. I've used dettol at work now fir the past 3 years. It flat out works and is cheap!

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6246005 05/23/18 09:03 AM 05/23/18 09:03 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,922 Nevada YamaCat trapper
YamaCat trapper Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,922 Nevada	Originally Posted By: Raizmup Absorbine works but you have to constantly keep reapplying it. Dettol works 10x better. It's not at all the same as pinesol. I dip my finger in it and wipe it on my hat bill and the strap on the back. No gnats and lasts all day! You can mix it 3 parts baby oil to 1 part dettol and make a spray too. For my chickens, I soak a rag in it and hang the rag up in the coop. Keeps the gnats out. I might try the baby oil mix and spray the chickens, calves and pigs and see how it works on them too. I've used dettol at work now fir the past 3 years. It flat out works and is cheap! Interesting ! You might also try cutting it with Skin so Soft . That is my bug deterrent.

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Jeff Laskowski] #6246085 05/23/18 11:29 AM 05/23/18 11:29 AM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 1,028 West Cent IL illinideer trapper
illinideer trapper Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 1,028 West Cent IL	Originally Posted By: Jeff Laskowski Try Absorbine Plus. I have NEVER found anything that works better at keeping gnats away. Thats what I use also but I believe it has to be the "plus" version Coyote 5 Badger 1 Coons 17 Bobcats 2 Released Grinners All of them USN AE2 VF-31 Tomcatters Retired SMSGT IL ANG 183 Fighter Wing Coyote U Class #4

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6246133 05/23/18 01:16 PM 05/23/18 01:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,527 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,527 james bay frontierOnt.	Same stuff as pinesol with a bit of solvent added. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6246134 05/23/18 01:16 PM 05/23/18 01:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,832 central arkansas T the Blak Spot trapper
the Blak Spot trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,832 central arkansas	Work on mosqitoes and ticks and chiggers? the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6246140 05/23/18 01:19 PM 05/23/18 01:19 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 683 MN South of Gotha J Jags trapper
Jags trapper J Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 683 MN South of Gotha	HATE THE GNATS!

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6246158 05/23/18 01:46 PM 05/23/18 01:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,744 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,744 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Something I've noticed about gnats and mosquitoes is that if gnats love you, mosquitoes don't as much. On the other hand, if gnats don't bother you that much, mosquitoes love you. If there are gnats in the vicinity and my wife is around, you will see a cloud around her. But, they don't bother me. Mosquitoes flock to me, but not her. The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack.

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6246215 05/23/18 03:21 PM 05/23/18 03:21 PM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 336 s.e. minnesota H Hornytoad1 trapper
Hornytoad1 trapper H Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 336 s.e. minnesota	We like this stuff

Re: Stinking Gnats [Re: Raizmup] #6246222 05/23/18 03:40 PM 05/23/18 03:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 136 NW Illinois R Raizmup OP trapper
Raizmup OP trapper R Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 136 NW Illinois	Helps with skeeter but not chiggars or ticks. For those 2 I use Permitherin. Spray your clothes and let dry. It'll kill any tick or chiggar that climbs on. I also get that on Amazon. It's a yellow bottle from Sawyer.

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