Pests, Be Gone! 10 Natural Ways to Make Your Home Critter-Free

Yahoo News ^ | 5/29/13 | Jennifer Noonan

[Kartographer]

Cats love catnip. Mosquitoes? Not so much. According to Science Daily, catnip repels mosquitoes more effectively than DEET. Grow it in your garden or apply undiluted catnip oil to the skin for up to two hours of protection.

[yorkiemom]

Use a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water to wipe down countertops and other surfaces—anywhere you've spotted ants. For best results, repeat this several times a day. Doing so destroys the scent trails that ants use to navigate.

So they just find a new place to invade? I don't see the benefit of this...

[Peter W. Kessler]

We have three indoor cats.

I think spraying ourselves with liquid catnip would be insane good fun.

...for a few minutes, anyway.

[Kartographer]

Maybe if you do it enough the new place to invade will be your neighbor’s house!

[JoeProBono]

[yorkiemom]

Cats love catnip. Mosquitoes? Not so much. According to Science Daily, catnip repels mosquitoes more effectively than DEET. Grow it in your garden or apply undiluted catnip oil to the skin for up to two hours of protection.

Now this I can use. I'll have to see if capnip will grow at 7200' in the Sierras, and if so plant it all around my meadow.

[ruesrose]

I am already irresistible to my cat.

[married21]

I spilled some dried basil on the counter recently, so I threw it in the fruit bowl instead of back into the container or throwing it away. It does seem to work really well, and the fruit doesn’t pick up the smell or taste.

[Jeff Chandler]

Now how do I get rid of all these feral cats?

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Live Trap

[tired&retired]

Pretty good ideas....

Here’s another. If you get fleas in your house, put water and some dish detergent in a large cookie sheet in the room where the fleas are located. Hang a clamp on utility light about 16 inches over the cookie sheet.

The fleas will jump toward the heat of the light and end up in the soapy water. I did this in a side room where the pets had fleas and overnight it looked as though someone emptied a pepper shaker on the soapy water. It works far better than sprays.

[MestaMachine]

Raw, unsweetened lemon juice either rubbed or sprayed around doorjams and windows stops ants in their tracks. I have never had ants ever.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Armadillos are overrunning Missouri...

[bgill]

dogs work against raccoons

Our little dog has cleared them out around here.

[Jewbacca]

“apply undiluted catnip oil to the skin “

Someone will do this in the woods and get eaten by a mountain lion.

I guarantee it.

[patriot08]

That’s a good thing. Lol

[patriot08]

Adorable. Nothing prettier than a yellow tabby.

[Venturer]

I hate cats worse than mosquito’s

[sauropod]

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[woodbutcher1963]

DE is also supposed to be good to kill ticks. My wife spreads it around the back yard dog area.

[tired&retired]

How To Clean Your Toilet - The Fun Way 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid. 4. The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this. 5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power-wash" and rinse". 6. Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door. 7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids. 8. The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off. 9. Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean. Sincerely, The Dog

[tired&retired]

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