Natural Pest ControlI have a recipe for pest control using essential oils. It smells fabulous and can be applied to your skin, but keep it away from your eyes. It works better than the Avon stuff and is way more natural than chemical sprays.
Listerine for Black Biting BugsMy RV has got little, biting black bugs. They are not fleas or ticks, but they bite like them. I ask a pet shop owner what he would do. He suggested that I try the original, yellow Listerine.
Essential Oils for Insect RepellentEssential oil is a wonderful all natural insect repellent! Peppermint oil will repel flies, ants, bees, roaches, and spiders! Simply add 10 drops of peppermint essential oil to 1/2 cup of water. Using a spray bottle, spray the area you want to be free of pests.
Water to Attract Night Flying InsectsI burn a back porch light all night, every night. During the summer months, the light attracts hoards of flying insects. Even after shooing, waving, and scattering the swarm, it's difficult to get into the house without at least a few getting in with me.
Buggins Natural Insect RepellentBuggins Natural repels gnats and other annoying flies. I purchased from Menards for around $5. It can also be purchased online for around $6-7. It works wonders!
Hydrogen Peroxide for Biting InsectsI read all the forums I could trying to find the solution to get rid of these insects. Some helped but did not get rid of them. All the sprays and insect killers did nothing but cost a lot of money trying.
Identifying Flying Insects In Your HomeFirst, let me say, 'I am not an entomologist'. I have read many well intended articles here on how rid one's home of drain flies, fungus gnats and fruit flies. Quite often, the tips don't work. I think I know why. Misidentification.
Dawn Dish Soap Kills EarwigsTo control earwigs in your house, get a spray bottle and put a generous squirt of Dawn Dish soap in it, then fill with water. Spray directly on the earwig. If you coat the bugs in the solution, they die immediately.
Getting Rid of EarwigsYou can get rid of earwigs, if you mix some Dawn dish soap with some water and spray them. The solution will have an acid like reaction with them, eventually killing them.
Bug Scoop For Removing Stink BugsMy trick to removing stink bugs is to use an empty Christmas wrapping paper tube. All you need to do is fold over one end, and use that one for a 'handle' Then you can get those crawling, flying pests; just 'scoop' them up.
Controlling SilverfishLiving in Southern CA has many wonderful things, and a few not so wonderful, very irritating things that we learn to deal with. Just like everywhere else I have lived, it comes with regional bugs that are there for no reason.
Tea Tree Oil as Insect RepellentInstead of spending good money on expensive insect repellent, dab a few drops of tea tree oil on most of your pulse-points like your wrists, behind the ears and knees. Don't forget to dab a drop atop of your cleavage, ladies!
Use Hairspray For Flying InsectsWhen you have bees, houseflies, or anything that flies, spray them with strong hold hairspray. They can't fly because their wings freeze and get stiff. Then, just kill them.
Spray for Flying InsectsI have been using spray bottles with plain water; water and vinegar; or water and dish soap to spray on these winged flies, bees, etc. in the house. I use the spray to drop them and then go in for the kill.
Keeping Ladybugs Out of HouseI'm using petroleum jelly and baby oil instead of caulking to keep ladybugs out of my home. The petroleum jelly is used around the window sills and openings.
Getting Rid of MothsI display pretty cobalt blue glassware in the windows. In winter, I fill the glasses with water for added humidity. When I take the glasses down to clean hard water deposits and dust out, sometimes I find drowned wool moths.
Garden: Insecticide From Rhubarb LeavesRhubarb leaves can be used to make an effective organic insecticide (cabbage caterpillars, aphids, peach and cherry slug, etc).
Earwig Syrup for Pest ControlEnvironmentally friendly. Mix all ingredients together and place in shallow dishes such as jar lids in areas where earwigs collect.
Keeping Your Sanity With ChiggersToo bad there is not a category for "Keeping Your Sanity" because during chigger season, that is what this is. I have found several things that help but the best is Rid. Yes, the product you use for head lice. I am always embarrassed when I have to buy it, and usually end up having to ask where it is.
Repelling Insects in CabinetsSprinkle a little borax around the corners of your cabinets in your kitchen and bath to repel insects.
