Ritz, Try a spray can with a mix of cayenne pepper and garlic, most bugs don't like the smell and will keep away from your plants. Also diluted dish water is another natural way to keep bugs away. You can add Neem oil to the mix, purchase the Neem oil from a nature store. The Neem oil is so bitter but not poisonous, the bugs will just keep away from your plants.
Barriers act like barbed wire to keep crawling pests, such as ants, out. These include garlic - grind it up with water and apply - cayenne pepper, cinnamon, powdered charcoal, bone meal, talcum powder or chalk. Keep in mind that different pests have different aversions, so you'll have to see what substance works best with the ones trying to sneak into your home.
Another way to think of barriers is to grow certain plants around the periphery of your home.
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They not only look nice, but will also deter pests. Plants known to repel ants and aphids include: spearmint, peppermint and pennyroyal.
You can use the same trick for fly control. Just substitute the above plants with mint and basil which repel flies, but smell good to humans.
Boiling water is excellent for ant control or if you see where they are creeping into your house, squeeze some lemon into the hole or crack.
Barriers also work for snails. They dislike sand, lime, copper or ashes, so use these borders to keep snails away.
Baking soda and powdered sugar mixed in equal parts is a good roach killer. Just spread around the area where you see roaches and soon you won't see them anymore. (Boric Acid, while slightly more toxic, is naturally occurring and is another way to get rid of them.)
Another way to think of barriers is to grow certain plants around the periphery of your home. ...»
You can use the same trick for fly control. Just substitute the above plants with mint and basil which repel flies, but smell good to humans.
Boiling water is excellent for ant control or if you see where they are creeping into your house, squeeze some lemon into the hole or crack.
Barriers also work for snails. They dislike sand, lime, copper or ashes, so use these borders to keep snails away.
Baking soda and powdered sugar mixed in equal parts is a good roach killer. Just spread around the area where you see roaches and soon you won't see them anymore. (Boric Acid, while slightly more toxic, is naturally occurring and is another way to get rid of them.)