LoveToKnow guest columnist Wendy Nan Rees offers some substitute , good methods to control summertime insect pests while keeping our detent safe .
Pet-Safe Pest Control
Without fail , when the strong weather comes so do the flies , ants , mosquitoes and wasps . Keepinginsect pestsunder control can be tricky clientele when you have household pets . Poisonous chemicals can be grave to our dearie if they incidentally come into striking with them , so I think I would offer up some suggestion to make those " bugs be gone " without harm ourselves , our pet or the environment .
Cinnamon Spice Makes Ants Think Twice
I had a problem with ant this workweek . I was up at 3:00 a.m. for some reason , and into the kitchen I survive with the boys behind me . To my surprise , there was an ant trail coming from alfresco to my new cooky jar just filled with treats .
I never use toxic chemical nebuliser , I always employ my Cinnamomum zeylanicum trick , and then I get the non - toxic ant traps in little containers and I put four of them in the kitchen . I never put them on the storey or anywhere a child or pet can get to them . Within six hours , all the ants are live , and they never come back until the next year . I apply Ceylon cinnamon tree to splosh by the doors and windows , this does keep them out , but it is the ant traps that ensure they do not fare back for a good twelve calendar month .
You Catch More Flies With Honey, or in This Case Molasses
Get some brightly lily-livered card panel and cut 3 - inch airstrip . Next , take some sour molasses and circulate a slight layer across the strips , and string up them outside to catch the flies . This is not the well - await solution to reducing your fly population , so if you need to hide them in out of the direction places that ’s all right ; it does work well .
How to Trap a Fruit Fly
If you need to trap the fruit fly that have come in into your domicile via your banana or other fruits :
The yield flies will be pull to the beer . They can get into the jolt , but they ca n’t get out .
Pleasant Aromatic Oils as Insect Repellent
cedar tree oil , citronella vegetable oil and lavender oil will all keep flies and other insects off . I always tot a cotton ball with petroleum on it in the bottom of all my trash cans , even the extraneous toilet . I tote up the oils , it smack great and itdoeskeep the tent flap out .
When I ’m external I combust citronella candles all the time to keep the mosquito out . I also apply a few small lover ; yes fans . I indicate them towards the guest , but not too close . This keeps us cool and the air move so that even if my mosquito want to stop by , the air is move a bit too much for them to have a foresightful visit for a bite of dinner party .
Here ’s another good tip I was taught by my grandfather . If you have small sum of money of water that are standing like a hiss bath , add one to two drops of ready oil to the piss . This manner the mosquitoes can not lie in their eggs .
Along Came a Spider
wanderer are not all spoilt ; there is an old saying that when you see spiders it means good fortune will be upon your household , and the spiders eat all the little bugs you need gone . So , if I see a spider I simply get a paper cup and scoop it up and have it go free outside . Not all bugs are high-risk .
Just a Hint of Mint
mouse and rats do not like mint , so I use mint oil in the Ionic dialect and under the home . In a pinch , if you do not have mint oil prove passel toothpaste .
I hope you try on some of these tips , they work and are fun . Most of all , they are green and will not harm you , your hot dog , or our world !
Remember , the animals in your life are not just your pets ; they ’re your supporter . WNR
