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Got bugs?
« Thread Started on Jul 13, 2007, 12:20am »
This summer we’ve been dealing with everything from mosquitoes and fleas, to ants and spiders. I looked around for something less toxic than pesticides to use, and found this recipe:
1 cup distilled water
1 cup rubbing alcohol
5 drops peppermint oil
5 drops lavender essential oil (I used a bit more)
Mix in a spray bottle and label.
The lady I got this from said she uses it as a general household cleaner, and she hardly sees even a spider in the areas where she uses it. She thinks the lavender especially repels the critters. I made some and have been using it, and it really seems to work.
[You can substitute Vodka for the alcohol...granny]
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Fly Deterrent/Repellant
« Thread Started on Jul 14, 2007, 5:39am »
My Aunt has been using this technique on her back deck, it’s covered and sort of an extension to her home in the summer...we dealt with black flies there, and big ole nasty horseflies, (my sister’s horses next door) and this works great.
She fills up ziploc sandwich bags, (almost full of water) and thumbtacks them on the deck posts and by the door...sure, they are not as pretty but the flies are gone...they don’t like the bags of water.
My Grandmom used to attach a few cotton balls to her screen door to repell the flies...they won’t come in with those either.
I feel very fortunate as we don’t have any problems with them here...and very few mosquitos...our soil’s very sandy maybe that has something to do with it..
Hope these are of help