Non-Toxic Bug Fighting Tools

Fire ants - knocking out a fire ant mound early in the year with boiling water.

Cinnamon oil - environmentally friendly pesticide that can kill mosquito larvae, repel mosquitoes and prevent their bites.

Fighting flea: Slice about six lemons, and pour boiling water over them. Let the water stand overnight, then strain the liquid into a spray bottle, spray to repel and kill fleas. Check the pet every few days to make sure all fleas are killed and eggs have not hatched.

Wash: 10 drops of tea tree oil and 1 tablespoon of aloe vera to an 8-ounce bottle.

Rinse: 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with 1 pint of water.

Natural powder mixtures to repel bugs - ingredients contain garlic as well as alfalfa, wormwood, yellowdock and pennyroyal.

Cedar oil and quartz crystal will close the pores of all insects and let them suffocate and die.

Combination of Pennyroyal, eucalyptus and citronella oils can also prevent fleas and ticks from landing.

Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes in the Garden

Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes & Other Insects (2)



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Toxic-Free Insect repellent

Insect repellent DEET is toxic to brain cells

Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes & Other Insects (2)

Plants that repel mosquitoes, flies, ants, fleas or other insects:

- Basil, Chamomile, and Lavender bushes are known to repel mosquitoes.

- Crush and rub some of the orange peel or garlic on the skin, it will help to repel mosquitoes.

- Rub some peppermint, hummingbird mint, bubblegum mint, horsemints, spear mint, or pineapple mint leaves on skin to repel ants, fleas and mosquitoes. Crush the leaves well and soak them in a little bit water to cover them. Close this tightly and let it stand for a day. Strain and use it to apply to the skin.

- Wormwood, southernwood (Artemisia), silvery, bushy appearance will repel flies, moths, intestinal worm, and slugs.

- Citronella grass, elderberry, false indigo, and lemon balm plants repel mosquitoes and flies as well.

- Thyme deters insect pests also prevent musty odors; use in sachets, both flowers and leaves.

- Rue (Ruta graveolens) is also good for controlling fleas and Japanese beetle.

- Tanacetum genus (pyrethrum, tansy, and feverfew) will repel mosquitoes, flies, ants, mice, moths, cockroaches, mites and bedbugs.

- Tansy is a strong herb suitable for growing around doorways to act as an insect deterrence. Pyrethrum can be made into a spray.

- Feverfew is a good insect repellent and is also used for treating insect bites.

- Sage deters a variety of insects. Hang dried bundles in the house and at doorway

A few simple steps of making all-natural mosquito repellent:
1) Simply crush the leaves or flowers to release the oils
2) Put them in a quantity of alcohol or vodka
3) Once the mosquito repellent oils have infused the liquid, put it indoor or on the patio, so that you don't have to spend $ on those harmful chemical repellents.

The following plant oils are natural substances to repel mosquitoes, but some people can be sensitive to certain plant oils:
* Cedar Oil
* Cinnamon Oil
* Citronella Oil
* Clove Oil
* Castor Oil
* Lemon Eucalyptus Oil
* Mint Oil
* Geranium Oil

Final option: Spray the Listerine mouth wash, it also helps to repel mosquitoes.

Mosquito Trap instructions on YouTube from dmdmet09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKJN7QNKD8
Put yeast, sugar and water in a small bottle. Yeast, sugar plus water will produce CO2. Place a sock to cover the small bottle like the video show, or use a rubber glove and poke a few holes. Mosquito will follow the CO2 to enter the bottle and can't get out due to small hole upside down.

Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes in the Garden

Mosquito Plant, Citrosa Geranium, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant (Pelargonium citrosum) - A great plant to repel mosquito with lemon scented leaves. It can grow up to 30" tall and 15-18" wide.

Rosemary (not just for cooking, it also has oil that repels mosquitoes).

Catnip - The natural oils found in Catnip is actually a more effective mosquito repellent than the highly toxic spray. It is very easy to plant it all around the outdoor living areas, or crush it up, retain the oil and use it as all natural mosquito repellent
- Lemon Grass (aka. Citronella Grass) grows in clumps up to 6ft tall, use in many Thai recipes.
Other plants that repel mosquitoes:

- Ageratums are annuals, and they come in a muted blue and white that compliments most other plantings.

- Horsemint has a scent similar to citronella. It is partial to sandy soils and will grow in USDA Zones 5-10. Native Americans used it as a treatment for colds and flu. It has natural fungicidal and bacterial retardant properties because it's essential oils are high in thymol.

- Mosquitoes don't like Marigolds scent any better (and some humans feel the same way). Marigolds are sun-loving annuals that come in a variety of shapes and sizes for almost any landscape. They are quite easy to grow from seed.