Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Repelling Pests - Five Simple Tips Inspired by Better Basics for the Home, by Annie B. Bond (Three Rivers Press, 1999). It’s picnic season, and perfect weather for camping, hiking, or a stroll around the block. But those dratted pests--flies, mosquitoes, wasps, and more--can really ruin the fun. Simple Solution: Here are five great tips from our natural-living expert that will help repel biting and buzzing pests without using toxic products that can harm your health and the environment. Some of these tips are actually great for your health--and they’re so easy! 1. If you’re camping, bring along some coriander seed or lemon balm leaves to throw on the campfire. Both are great pest deterrents. 2. When you launder your outerwear, add a few drops of essential oil of lavender to the rinse water. You’ll think your clothes smell heavenly, but the pests won’t! 3. A tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar, taken once a day, can make your skin unattractive to biting pests. And apple cider vinegar offers general health benefits, too! 4. Garlic doesn’t just repel vampires. Eat lots of it, and the pests should stay away. (And besides, garlic is good for you.) 5. A daily dose of vitamin B1 may keep pests away, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Do you have a natural spider repellant? Something I can use outside my apartment so I don't walk into a spider web every time I walk out my door? Thank you! Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 There is a mythology that walking into a spiderweb in the morning brings good luck. I cannot recall where (amongst the gazillion books of lore, mythologies, and folklores I have) I read it. Spiders are natural repellants of other bugs we don't care to have around our house. Disturbing facts for some people afraid of spiders, within 1.5 feet of you, you're bound to find a spider. I love my garden spiders. I learned not to fear them long ago, although I still hold a dread for the Black Widow and Brown Recluse (and the Arizona Brown spider, a relative of the latter). You could 'request' of the spiders to find another place to swing from. If they're just a single strand of web, its their guidewire. If its a whole web, you apparently have some interesting food sources for the spiders. - Linda Bumpas [lindabumpas] Re: Repelling Pests - Five Simple Tips > Do you have a natural spider repellant? Something I can use outside my > apartment so I don't walk into a spider web every time I walk out my door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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