Don't Bug Out: How to Get Rid of Pests without Pesticides
Don't Bug Out: How to Get Rid of Pests without Pesticides Posted on May 1, 2009 0 Comments Source: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/thegreenroom/ It's not just baby animals that emerge in spring: A whole host of insects that can eat you out of house and home also come out of the woodwork. Applying indiscriminate amounts of pesticides used to be the norm, but more environmentally sensitive ways to combat pests have cropped up in recent years. Here's a primer for how to take on the toughest bugs: Cockroaches First of all, make sure your kitchen and the areas underneath your sinks are completely clean, with no food bits that would lure roaches. One of the most effective natural control methods for roaches is boric acid--a white, organic powder that is deadly to these insects, but is no more toxic than table salt to humans. Most people apply the treatment wrong. For the powder to work, it has to be laid in a very thin layer on the area where the roaches walk. The key,...
Comments
Post a Comment