Spiders, Mosquitos & Ticks, Oh MY!

Along with the wildlife come the creepy crawlies!!! I love outdoors, but I hate bugs once they land on me. Yesterday I must have been bright on the bug radar, new blood new blood new blood. It's no longer how many bites I have, but how many bites per square inch. And three ticks in one day!! Ewww! So this morning I doused myself in DEET. Now bug free, I looked up health hazards of the stuff and it's pretty bad- potential seizures, insomnia, mood disturbances, impaired cognitive fuction... even death.
I may be up late tonight, but I'm bloodsucker free!
I'll give the herbal alternative a try- rose geranium, eucalyptus, lemon grass and citronella oil. Where am I going to find that?