Take Advantage Of Nature's Way Of Killing Pests In Your Garden And Home

This article provides an overview of home remedy pest control, which is the utilization of natural ingredients that are generally non-toxic to kill or deter pests in your home or garden. However, one disadvantage of this pest control strategy is that you will need to identify the pests that you want to control and the natural products that can harm or kill them. There is no mixture that would serve to repel or kill all kinds of pests. However, home remedy pest control is a worthwhile project because it protects the environment and minimizes the risks to human beings, other mammals and even birds.

Target Your Garden

Home remedy pest control is usually conducted in the garden because these combinations of natural products are also effective for organic garden pest control. Some of the pests that you can get rid of with these home remedies include fleas, caterpillars, mealy bugs, aphids, mildew, mice, slugs, spider mites, slugs, whitefiles and thrips. You can also discourage certain kinds of animals from trampling your garden or eating your vegetables and plants, such as deers, dogs, cats, birds, voles, and possums.

Save On Costs

Another important advantage of using natural pest control is that the products are relatively cheap. Synthetic pesticide sprays are often expensive so reduced expenses can also be an essential motivating factor for the use of these natural products.

Organic Pest Control Methods

  • Garlic Fire Spray or Garlic Oil - With do it yourself pest control both in the home and in the garden, a common target are ants. These insects can be found everywhere and while a substantial percentage of ants are harmless, some ants can inflict very painful bites. The carpenter ants are also capable of destroying the wood components of your home because they prefer to establish their nests inside wood by boring holes in it. A common concoction that can be used to kill ants is the garlic fire spray, which is often made up of water, natural soap, oil, kerosene, garlic and chili peppers.

  • Natural Sprays - Other natural pest control mixtures include the seaweed spray, rhubarb spray, soap spray, horsetail tea, nettle spray, bracken spray and elder spray. Each spray will target specific pest so you will need to see which pest you are dealing with before deciding on a spray.

  • Natural Barriers - Home remedy pest control can also be done by utilizing the natural ingredients as barriers that keep the pests out. Garlic is also used as a barrier and so are cinnamon, cayenne pepper, bone meal, powdered charcoal, chalk and talcum powder.

  • Deterrent Plants - You can also plant pennyroyal, peppermint and spearmint around your home to discourage the entry of aphids and ants into your home. To repel flies, you can use basil and mint.

  • Baking Soda - To kill roaches, you can use a combination of powdered sugar and baking soda. You can also apply boric acid but this is somewhat more toxic.

  • Rosemary - To avoid fleas, rosemary leaves that have been ground into fine dust can be sprinkled on your dog.

Now all you have to do is pick your weapon of choice and get to ridding your home and garden of pests. Remember that these methods are for the most part non-toxic and shouldn't harm your family or pest. But if you are ever in uncertain of the properties of a product, consult with a professional immediately.