herbs to rid pests

Ant Repellent Herb and Soap Spray
Ants herd aphids, mealybugs and scale, acting as hosts so they can
harvest the other insects' secretions, commonly called honeydew.
Control the ants with this spray and you'll inhibit these other common
pests.

1/2 cup fresh tansy leaves
1/2 cup fresh santolina leaves
1 quart boiled water
1 tablespoon Murphy's Oil Soap™
10 drops vetiver essential oil

Add herbs to boiled water, cover and steep until infusion is cool.

Strain out herbs. Stir in soap and vetiver oil.

Before use, shake mixture well, then filter it into a sprayer. Spray
ant trails, counters, soil surfaces or wherever ants are a problem.

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Window insect strips

To deter insects from coming in through the winder make paper strips- from a roll of paper towels, or cut lengths of cotton ribbon, put a drop of essential oil on each one and hang them above the window. Use one of more of the following oils .
Basil, Cinnamon, Lavender ,Lemongrass ,Peppermint ,Thyme ,Rue *

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For those of you with little ones, who would prefer not to use harsh, toxic
chemicals around your house:
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Ants- spearmint, peppermint, pennyroyal,
Garlic citronella
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Aphids- spearmint, peppermint,
Cedar wood, hyssop
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Bean beetle- thyme. Garlic, peppermint.
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Black fly- lavender, tagates, tansy
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Cabbage root fly- thyme, sage
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Cabbage white butterfly- peppermint, sage, rosemary,
Hyssop, thyme
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Carrot fly- tansy, rosemary, tagates
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Caterpillars- spearmint, pennyroyal, peppermint
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Cutworm- thyme, sage
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Eel worm- tagates
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Flea beetle- peppermint, lemongrass, spearmint,
Rue, lavender
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Fleas- lemongrass, citronella, pennyroyal,
Rue, tansy, lavender
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Flies- rue, lavender, citronella,
Peppermint, tansy
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Gnats- tagates, spearmint, citronella,
Patchouli
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Green fly- lavender, tagates, tansy
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Lice- spearmint, peppermint, cedar wood,
Pennyroyal, Rue
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Mosquitoes- lavender pennyroyal, sassafras,
Citronella, lemongrass, tansy
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Moths- spearmint, lavender, hyssop,
Citronella, peppermint
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Nematodes- tagates, sage, citronella
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Plant lice- rue, spearmint, peppermint
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Slugs- garlic, cedar wood, hyssop
Sassafras, pine
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Snails- cedar wood, sassafras, pine, garlic,
Patchouli
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Ticks- citronella, lemongrass, thyme, sage
Pennyroyal, rue
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Weevils- cedar wood, rue, sandalwood,
Patchouli
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White flies- tagates, tansy, lavender, sage
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Woolly aphids sandalwood, patchouli, pine