Pest Tips

Pest Tips;

Silverfish: You can trap them by putting some flour in a glass jar and wrapping it with duct tape so they can climb up the sides. They will get in the jar but will not be able to get out.

Cockroaches: Pesticides not necessary. You can control cockroaches with beer and duct tape.

Head lice: You can safely control head lice with coconut oil or olive oil shampoos. Salt water will also kill lice, so if you live near an ocean, a swim would help. You can also put a shower cap on the head and use a hair dryer. The heat from the hair dryer will kill the lice.

If you have rodents under the hood of your car chewing on wires, put some cotton that is soaked with peppermint essential oil in paper cups and put them under the hood. The peppermint essential oil will repel most rodents.

Gophers: Pour some castor oil in their burrows and they will leave the area

Garden Tips:
Squash bugs - It is a good idea to put small, flat boards in the garden where these bugs live. They will hide out under the boards in the daytime, allowing you to find them and dispose of them. This also works for cutworms as they hide during the day.

Spider mites - If you have mites, try mixing 4 tablespoons of buttermilk with a cup of all-purpose flour and a gallon of water. This mixture will suffocate the mites.

Caterpillars - You can mix 1 cup of flour with ½ cup of salt for caterpillars. Make sure you mist the plants before applying the flour/salt powder

Get a aluminum pie pan and put some slices of cucumber in it. Place it in your garden. The natural material in the cucumber will react with the aluminum and give off a smell that humans can’t detect, but that will drive bugs crazy and they will leave the are

Weed tip:
Mix one gallon of vinegar with 2 cups of salt and ¼ cup of Dawn Dish Soap. It will kill any plants you spray it on. Spray it on the plants in the morning after the dew has evaporated. Check the plants in the afternoon. They will be dead. No need for Roundup or any other toxic herbicide.

These are just a few ways to control some pests without using toxic pesticides and there are many more. You do not need to use toxic pesticides or pay a lot of money to an exterminator to spray pesticides in and around your home. You can treat most pests yourself, safely and effectively. Termites may require an exterminator, but most pests you can control yourself.

Some safe products you can use to control some pests include baking soda, beer, borax / boric acid, catnip, diatomaceous earth, garlic oil, rosemary, salt, soap, sugar, vinegar, buttermilk, essential oils, baby food jars, flour, newspapers, brown paper bags, saltwater, a hair dryer, dirty socks and cheese.

Contact me and I will help you control most pests without recommending toxic pesticides. My email address is askthebugman2013@gmail.com