Mar 17 2009
Tuesdays tips~ pest control
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
As we all know spring is right around the very next corner, even though today’s weather doesn’t give any signs of spring I know it’s coming soon. I love spring, it’s my favorite season of all because it’s not to hot and not to cold, I love the flowers blooming and the grass is growing, I love everything about spring… everything except the bugs!
Once warm weather hits all the bugs come out to play and I absolutely hate it. So this year I’m doing a little research and I’m going to be ready for them! I’ve found a lot of great pest control tips and recipes thanks to the internet and many thanks to Cafemom.
I’m sure I’m not the only person in the world that has to deal with pests every year so I’m going to post these tips and recipes here on one page so we can all come back from time to time and fight the pest battle.
Ants and Roaches Killer
For roaches
roach or water bug problem you can take an orange and cut it in half and rud it all over your baseboards don’t soak it just get a little on it and it keeps them away it is something in the orange scent they don’t like it deffianntly works
OR
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 tablespoon boric acid powder.
Mix thoroughly and add the white of one egg, mix into a paste, put on a cookie sheet etc. about 1/8″ thick and cook in oven at the LOWEST temp (usually 200) until rubbery, cut into 1/2″ squares and put them around the place, under cabinets, in cabinets, etc. Very low toxicity to people and pets. After a couple of weeks, roaches disappear. Do it twice a year and you won’t ever have roaches again.
For ants
Use sugar, boric acid, and flour to make a watery paste and put around in bottle caps, etc. It’s effective on carpenter ant kill and pismires. For fire ants, cook boric acid into grits and dry, then spread around near mound. They take it to the queen and it kills the entire mound. Effective about 2/3 of the time
Ant invasion
Get rid of ants in pots by soaking them, lifting out the plants then removing any ant nests at the base. Now stick your pots on bricks which are wiped every month or so with eucalyptus oil, or some other sticky substance, to repel another invasion. A ring of white pepper around the pot may help, too
MICE
They hate the smell of mint. Plant some outside and some inside and you’ll have no problems with mice.
Fruit Flies
Basil: One of the best home remedies for fruit flies is to simply put a pot of basil on a window sill or table. This will help reduce the number of fruit flies in the area.
Soap: Dry soap acts as a fruit fly repellent. Sprinkle it into garbage cans and any other problem areas.
