Living here in the great northern parts of New Hampshire, we generally experience the plague of black flies in the spring and summer.
Let me introduce you to the essential oil that is at the heart of our very own insect deterrent at Fields of Ambrosia. Lemon eucalyptus oilis the common name of one of the natural oils obtained from the lemon-scented gum eucalyptus plant that has gained popularity as an insect deterrent in the past decade.
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