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Citronella, Eucalyptus and Vinegar as disinfectant. Can I use it?

Alibunmum

Wise Old Thumper
I remembered the other day that we used to use white vinegar, eucalyptus and citronella oil in a spray bottle as a cheap fly spray for the horses.

I wondered if there would be a problem with adding the oils to the vinegar and water solution I use for disinfecting to repel flies from their toilet areas. I wondered if it would give us another wee bit of help in the fly strike season.
 
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I would think citronella would be ok, eucalyptus can be toxic if too much is ingested though so I wouldn't use that just in case.
 
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