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Posted on October 24, 2007 by Jason Petrina | Posted under Landscaping Gardening
Insect Pest Control
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Outdoor insect pest control for flies, mosquitoes, and fleas can be done both chemically and naturally. Chemicals, of course, represent a problem for outside pets and plants. Some chemicals even threaten the ozone layer. For these reasons, you should search for more a natural insect pest control. Many herbs and flowers will repel insects that are considered to be pests, and attract good insects - which also naturally repel or eat pests. Outdoors, you want to attract lacewings, lady bugs, parasitic wasps, honeybees, Ichneumon wasps, cabbage worms (unless you are growing cabbage), and other types of predatory insects that eat harmful or nuisance insects. This is not to say that some of these beneficial insects are not nuisances - but for the most part, if left alone, they are quite helpful when it comes to insect pest control. Planting different types of flowers and plants is also beneficial. For instance, Pennyroyal repels flies, mosquitoes, chiggers, and fleas. Basil also repels flies and mosquitoes. Tansy repels ants, and Henbit is a general insect repellent. Inside your home, you can place pennyroyal, rosemary, rue, or thyme in vases or baskets to repel flies. Cockroaches hate sage, so sprinkling sage around the inside perimeter of your home can help to get rid of them. Note that it doesn't kill them - it just repels them. Other insect pest control can be made from herbs, such as an herbal flea powder that can be applied to pets, carpets, and around the perimeter of a home. Candles that burn both indoors and outdoors can also be made from specific herbs to repel certain insects. Splashing tea over your face, arms, hands, and feet can repel gnats, flies, and mosquitoes. Using essential oils, or by boiling down fresh herbs with water, insect pest control sprays can be made. The chemical insect pest control that is available commercially is quite expensive, and doesn't always work. Often, it is harmful to humans and pets. Many all natural or herbal insect pest control products are now available commercially, and these are highly effective. If you see chemical pesticides that claim that they are safe or non-toxic, you should note that the government has made it against the law for any pesticide to be labeled as such. Boric Acid, which was once known as a pesticide, is reasonably safe to use, and it is quite effective for repelling many insects, including cockroaches, ants, fleas, and termites. While it is safe to use, it is still a chemical, and should not be inhaled or ingested, and it should be used with care. Whenever possible, use natural insect pest control, as opposed to chemical pest control - especially when it comes to products that you will be applying directly to human bodies or pets, when controlling insect pests in your vegetable garden, or when the insect pest control product may be inhaled by humans or pets. In most cases of natural insect pest control, the pests disappear, and you, your family, your pets, and even your plants and trees will benefit! About The Author: Jason Petrina is the Editor and Publisher of Article Click. For more FREE articles for your ezine and websites visit - www.articleclick.com |
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