Catnip Repels Roaches

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Howdy y'all,

 

Gretta .. I agree with Marsha on the compost .. not harm since compost is going

to change its chemical composition .. and who can say that there are not mouse

droppings in a compost pile?

 

I saw some questions on how to repel roaches. I do know that Catnip EO repels

skeeters .. there is a ton of info on this on the Net .. plus ..

http://www.av-at.com/catnip.html

 

Does it repel roaches? I don't know .. we don't have any roaches on our little

farm .. they are normally city dwellers .. so no personal testimonials from me.

But .. we sell as much Catnip Essential Oil in the winter as we do in the summer

so I am guessing that folks are using it for cockroaches.

 

There is a lotta info on the net suggesting that it works. Below are but a

very few of the articles I came across.

 

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/dept/research/tox/catnip.html

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990827071500.htm

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/08/24/breeds/main59665.shtml

 

http://www.eartheasy.com/live_natpest_control.htm

 

http://herselfshouseplants.com/2008/02/grow-catnip-indoors-to-keep-the-cockroach\

es-away.html

 

http://gomestic.com/homemaking/how-to-eliminate-and-control-roaches/

 

http://www.mr-repellent.com/insect-repellent/cockroach-roach-repellent.html

 

http://chemistry.about.com/b/2007/02/26/cockroach-catnip-science-fair-project.ht\

m

 

http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/0099-08-30a.htm

 

Y'all have a good one .. and keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch ... http://www.AV-AT.com