Bug Remedies

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Dear All,

From another list - very helpful!

 

<*> Homemade Insecticides <*>

 

Warm weather is coming, and in many part of the country that means a

parade of bugs! Here are some homemade recipes you can try.

 

ANTS

 

Here is a list of deterrents:

 

Cinnamon

Lemon Dishwashing Detergent

Boiling Water

Equal Parts Borax Detergent and Sugar (mix with water or use dry)

 

ANT TRAPS

 

1/3 C Molasses or Honey

6 T Sugar

6 T active Dry Yeast

 

Mix together. Outside put the paste in a container near the

colony. Inside put the mixture on a piece of cardboard in the

areas ants come into the house.

 

BUGS

 

Kill by spraying with rubbing alcohol.

Spray with a multi-purpose cleaner like 409.

 

INSECT REPELLENT

 

Rub dryer sheets over your body to repel.

 

Mix the following ingredients and let sit 5 days. Then put in a

spray bottle:

 

3 C Rubbing alcohol

1 ½ Cups Red Cedar Wood Shavings

½ C Eucalyptus leaves

 

 

EARWIGS

 

Use Bay leaves. Crumble them and spread them around.

 

FLIES

 

Homemade Fly Paper

 

¼ C Maple Syrup

T Granulated Sugar

1 T Brown Sugar

 

Mix. Pour over strips of shopping bags or other paper and let

soak overnight. Poke a hole in the strip and hang,

 

MICE

 

Use Mint- soak cotton balls in mint extract and place around house.

Steel Wool- Stuff in holes leading to house.

 

MOSQUITOES

 

Put Rubbing Alcohol on your skin (but not face).

Spray outside area 3 times a week (early morning or late night)

with a 20 Gallon Hose Sprayer with this mixture:

 

1 Cup Lemon Scented Ammonia

¼ Cup Baby Shampoo

Water

 

ROACHES

 

Mix the following and spread around house:

 

1 Lb Borax

60 oz. powdered sugar

1 oz. cocoa powder

2 oz. salt

 

WASPS

 

Spray with liquid detergent diluted in water.

 

Thank you Pegapusss.........Hope you all found this

useful!

 

Best wishes Penny Khaled

 

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