----- Original Message ----- From: MARIE FULLER To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:58 AM Subject: : Tips For Pest Control:
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> Tips For Pest Control
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> Spread some ground cinnamon where you think the ants are coming
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> in to the house.
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> Basil repels flies and mosquitoes. To deter ants, use catnip. Sprinkle
it in
> their paths.
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> Make a mixture of 2/3 cup water, 1/3 cup white vinegar, and 2-3
Tablespoons
> dish soap. Spray where the ants are marching.
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> Splashing plain rubbing alcohol on yourself and allowing it to dry will
> deter mosquitoes from biting you.
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> Rub Vick's Vaporub® on your pants and legs to ward off ticks.
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> Use half vanilla (has to be pure vanilla) and half water and for a
mosquito
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> and tick repellent.
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> Dab lavender oil on your pulse points; it smells great on you but repels
> insects.
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> Buy a mesh/net laundry bag that you would use for washing nylons and 5
boxes
> of moth balls. Put the moth balls in the bag and hang it in your garage
near
> the door to get rid of mice, birds, and bugs.
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> To prevent mice from gaining entry to your house or garage, stop up
openings
> with steel wood pads. Put aroud washing machine pipes. Mice will not
chew
> through these! If you use Dcon trays, put lids of water beside tray.
Water
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> Dcon faster to kill mice. No smell.
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> Sprinkle ground cayenne pepper around the garage (inside & out), and
> especially near entry holes. Pests don't care for the smell of it.
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> Mice hate the scent of peppermint extract. Simply sprinkle *pure*
peppermint
> extract on the items in your garage you don't want the mice in or on.
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> Place USED kitty litter from a litter box in small tubs in several
places around the garage. Mice think... "it smells like a cat--must be a cat -
I'm outta here!".
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