You don’t need a hazmat suit. The gold standard for horse flies is DEET—yes, the same stuff that keeps mosquitoes away. A 20-30% DEET spray is your friend, but don’t bathe in it. Just a light spritz on exposed skin is enough to make a horse fly do a U-turn.
Stages of Horse Fly Bite: Symptoms, Pictures, and Treatment
Not into chemicals? Try picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus. These are gentler and smell like a forest instead of a science lab. I’ve even heard people swear by vanilla extract mixed with water—apparently, horse flies hate the smell of dessert on your skin. Weird, right?
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