Natural formulas to get rid of insects in your home ANTS To keep ants out of a house or a garden: sprinkle ground cinnamon around base of house. You can also sprinkle it on ant beds, to kill the ants. 10 COMMON USES FOR BAKING SODA By: Rachel Paxton © Copyright 2001 1) Make a paste of baking soda and water and rub on insect bites to relieve itching. 2) Remove coffee and tea stains by scrubbing pots or cups with baking soda and a plastic scouring pad. 3) Add 1/3 cup baking soda to a wash cycle as a bleach booster or to the rinse cycle for cleaner smelling laundry. 4) To remove black scuff marks from floor, rub them with a paste of baking soda and water. 5) Clean fiberglass showers and tubs with baking soda sprinkled on a sponge. Sponge clean and wipe dry. 6) Soak sour smelling dishcloths and sponges in water and baking soda solution. 7) Use a solution of water and baking soda to clean and deodorize the inside of your microwave. 8) Put a few spoonfuls in a cup of water in the microwave, boil for two minutes, then wipe down the inside with a sponge. 9) Sprinkle a little baking soda into the laundry hamper to minimize odors. 10) Remove crayon marks from walls by scrubbing gently with an old toothbrush and a paste of baking soda and "NO-SWEAT" TEA The following herbs, when brewed and drunk as a tea are reported to reduce perspiration within 2 hours of use with its effects lasting several days: 4 cups boiling water 1 teaspoon dried hops 1 teaspoon stinging nettle 1 teaspoon fresh cut rose petals 1 teaspoon fresh or dried strawberry leaves 1 teaspoon fresh walnut leaves 3 tablespoons of dried sage leaves Combine all ingredients, cover and steep for an hour. Strain and sweeten with honey if desired
Keep the bugs and critters away AANTS * Vinegar to get rid of tiny ants. * "One clove of garlic, one onion, one tablespoon of cayenne pepper and a quart of water. Steep for one hyour, add a tablespoon of liquid soap and spray it around the house" for ant and roach control. * Mixing baking soda with powdered sugar and applying to infested areas. * Wash kitchen surfaces with vinegar solution and sprinkling bone meal, chili powder and powdered charcoal in and around suspected points of entry. * Pour a line of any of the following where the ants are entering the building: cinnamon, cream of tartar, red chili pepper, salt, dried mint or sage, or cucumber peelings. * Apply perfume to the entry point. * Mix a tablespoon of sugar and a tablespoon of borax with 2 tablespoons of water. Soak cotton balls in mixture and place on low lids. * Band sticky, adhesive materials around base of plants and trees to deter ants, which can carry and colonize aphids. * Border gardens with bone meal. * Mix 2 tablespoons boric acid, 2 tablespoons sugar and a cup of water. Soak paper towels, place on dishes, and set out for ants. * Mix 4 ounces of mint jelly with 2 tablespoons of powdered boric acid. Cut small squares of making tape and dab mixture on tape. Stick on floors behind cabinets and appliances. * Pour boiling water over the nest * Pour a line of cream of tartar or chili powder where ants enter house and they will not cross it. * For fire ants, sprinkle a teaspoon of instant grits on each mound. * Mixture of 10 1/2 ounces of water, 3 ounces of Tabasco sauce, 2 1/2 ounces of Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap liquid (available at health food stores). Spray where ants enter the home. * Combine: 1 part active yeast 2 parts molasses 1 part sugar Mix the ingredients well. Drop a teaspoonful on several small squares of white paper. Place the paper squares along ant trails where they will not be disturbed. How does it work? The ants are attracted to the sugary feast and will consume it readily. The action of the yeast, however, will produce gas their bellies which they cannot rid themselves of. They essentially will pop. The best part of this method of pest control is that it utilizes no chemicals which could harm you or your family. * 3 parts Apple Jelly 1 part boric acid crystals Mix ingredients thoroughly. Cut standard soda straws into 2 - 3 inch pieces. Fill a 5 - 10 ml disposable syringe (without needle) with mixture. Use this to fill soda straw pieces. Place in areas that ants have been observed. Keep out of reach of children and animals. ROACHES * Make a roach dough by combining 1/2 cup and 1/4 cup shortening or bacon drippings. Add 1/2 cup onions, 1/2 cup flour and 8 ounces baking soda. Add enough water to make a dough-like consistency. * Bay leaf in flour bin to keep roaches out. * "One clove of garlic, one onion, one tablespoon of cayenne pepper and a quart of water. Steep for one hour, add a tablespoon of liquid soap and "spray it around the house" for ant and roach control. * Mixing baking soda with powdered sugar and applying to infested areas. * Equal amounts of oatmeal flour and plaster of Paris or equal amounts of baking soda and powdered sugar or equal amounts of borax and brown sugar. * Place bay leaves around cracks in room. * Set out a dish of equal parts oatmeal and plaster of Paris. * 8 parts powdered rodent chow 3 parts granulated sugar 1 part boric acid crystals Add water to make the mix about the consistency for good mud pies and add green food coloring to avoid unintentional misuse as animal feed. Roll the mix into balls about 1- inch in diameter. Place balls of bait in locations used by roaches for raceways and harborage. The bait needs to be made up fresh every 3 months. * Take a one pound empty coffee can. Place 1 or 2 pieces of bread in the bottom of the can and soak thoroughly with beer - yes, beer. Place in areas known to have roach infestations. Be prepared to view a can 1/4 to 1/2 full of roaches the next day! * Roach repellant - equal parts of baking soda and powdered sugar * Slices of fruit from Osage orange trees for repelling roaches. FLEAS Note! It has been pointed out to us that essential oils, in high concentrations, can be toxic to pets. (CatHelpOnline.com) * Eucalyptus, rosemary, citronella, pennyroyal, garlic on pets to keep fleas off - Ineffective * Bayberry leaves as repellent on cats - * Ultrasonic flea killers for pets - Do not kill, repel, affect jumping rates, interfere with reproduction or development of fleas * Brewers yeast, B-complex vitamins and elemental sulfur for flea control - Not effective * Flea Shampoo 2 cups boiling water 1/2 cup sodium lauryl sulfate 1/4 cup white vinegar 2 tablespoons peppermint essential oil 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons rosemary essential oil 2 tablespoons white cedar essential oil 1/2 cup citronella essential oil 2 tablespoons eucalyptus essential oil Mix water and sodium lauryl sulfate together until completely dissolved. Cool. Mix vinegar and remaining ingredients and add to sodium lauryl sulfate mixture. Note! It has been pointed out to us that essential oils, in high concentrations, can be toxic to pets. (CatHelpOnline.com) * Flea Collar: 2 tablespoons peppermint essential oil 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons rosemary essential oil 2 tablespoons white cedar essential oil 1/4 cup citronella essential oil 2 tablespoons eucalyptus essential oil Soak a natural fiber rope in mixture and let dry for several hours. Tie around pet's neck * Dog House Flea Repellant Wash dog houses with salt water. Scatter fresh pine needles or cedar shavings under your pet's sleeping pad. Keep bedding clean HOUSEFLIES * Sugar and yeast for killing houseflies - Attracted more flies than it killed * Sprinkle dry soap into garbage cans after they have been washed and allowed to dry; it acts as a repellent. * Place tansy near your kitchen door or where flies tend to cluster. Other repellents include oil of cloves and mint springs. * Set a sponge in a saucer and soak it with oil of lavender to repel flies. * A pot of basil set on a window sill or table will help reduce the number of flies in the room. MOSQUITOES * Rub citronella oil on exposed areas or burn citronella candles. * Pennyroyal, rubbed on the skin, tansy planted near a door, or basil plants will repel mosquitoes. FABRIC PESTS * Cedar wood and cedar odors - not effective. At best only a few months of control in an airtight chamber. * Cedar chips, newspapers, lavender and flower petals - Cedar chips known to be ineffective, others unknown. * Mix 1/2 pound rosemary, 1/2 pound mint, 1/4 pound thyme, 1/4 pound ginseng, and 2 tablespoons cloves and put in cheesecloth bags to be used as a sachet. * Sachets of any of the following: dried lemon peels, dried lavender, bay leaves, whole cloves, cedar chips, dried rosemary and mint or whole peppercorns. GARDEN INSECTS GENERAL * 2-liter plastic bottle, string, 1 banana peel, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup strong vinegar Slice banana peel into strips and insert them into the plastic bottle. In a separate container, combine sugar and vinegar. Pour this mixture into the bottle, then fill it to within two inches of the neck with water. Tie the string around the neck of the bottle, then tie the other end around the lower branches of a tree. Fruit and black flies, yellow jackets and other insects find the fermenting banana, sugar and vinegar more attractive than the fruit on the tree. Once they fly in, they get caught in the sticky mixture and drown. This reportedly works so well that it can make spraying fruit trees unnecessary. * Mix 1 tablespoon dishwashing detergent and one cup vegetable oil. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of this mixture with one cup of water and spray it on their plants. * Chili-vinegar Spray for Fruit Trees 4 jalapenos, habaneros or other hot chilies, seeded and chopped 2 cloves garlic 1 1/2 quarts water 2 oz. beer 1/2 cup vinegar Mix chopped chilies, garlic, water and beer. Cover and bring to a boil for 5 minutes, then let the mixture steep in the pot for 24 hours. Add the vinegar, strain well and pour into a sprayer. Spray leaves (but not blossoms). * General Pest Spray 1 cup grated castile soap 1 cup coarsely chopped tobacco leaves, fres or cured 3 cups boiling water, divided 1 entire bulb (not just one clove) garlic, peeled and crushed or chopped 1 cup of chopped fresh tansy (optional) In a bowl, dissolve soap in 1 cup boiling water and set aside. In a blender, pour remainder of boiling water over tobacco leaves and let set for ten minutes or so. Add garlic and tansy (if available) and whirl until smooth. Strain through cheesecloth and discard solid materials. Add herbal liquid soap to mixture and stir; pour into a spray bottle. To use, spray the herbal liquid on insets and their environs at early morning and dusk for three days in a row. Because this mix drives most bugs away, but does not kill them, apply as needed. * Aphids on Rose Bushulch banana peels into the soil at the base of the rose bushes. This will strengthen them and ward off disease-bearing aphids. * Cucumber Beetles Make beetle traps from open cans or milk cartons baited with melon or other garden targets. Place the traps around the garden and check them early in the morning and discard HOUSEPLANT PESTS * Dishwater or soap and water. * Spray of garlic, onion, cayenne pepper and ssoap. INSECT BITES Bees * Pain can be soothed by a thick paste of baking soda and water * Half an onion applied to a bee sting help to stop the pain and swelling. Chiggers * To ease the pain and itching of chigger bites, rub with a moist aspirin tablet General * To treat insect bites, rub on apple cider vinegar to relieve the itching. A paste made of baking soda also helps. * To avoid insect bites, avoid wearing perfume, bright colors and flowery print clothes or bright jewelry. Mosquitoes * Soak bites in salt water or apply a paste of salt mixed into lard or cold cream. Skunk Odors For those who may have been exposed to skunks, here is a home remedy to get rid of the odor: Mix one part of 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of liquid soap. All of these are available at your local drugstore. Use the concoction immediately and then rinse off with tap water. Anti-Insect Air Spritzer 2 cups vodka 1 tablespoon citronella essential oil 1 tablespoon eucalyptus essential oil 1 teaspoon geranium essential oil 1 teaspoon rosemary essential oil 1 teaspoon orange essential oil 1 teaspoon lemon essential oil Mix all ingredients and shake well. Mist into air to keep bugs away.
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