I live in the humid south. I use this homemade basting spray and never had a problem with bugs. It holds as good as the bought basting spray and no fumes. I bought a pump sprayer at General Dollar that hold one quart. Not a spray bottle, the pump with nozzle. I don't use poly batting so I don't know about that. It works on cotton great.
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