Comments on: Get Rid of Pests With This 2-Ingredient Homemade Insecticide

By: Linda Ly

Linda Ly — Mon, 06 May 2024 18:29:22 +0000

In reply to Mike R.

I’d start with once a week for four weeks (as suggested in my post) and see how it goes.

By: Mike R

Mike R — Mon, 06 May 2024 16:50:13 +0000

Greeting Betty,
I just found your website and enjoy the content. Recently we moved to a different state, and I am looking for natural insect repellents for my trees and plants. Using the Dr. Bonner’s soap/unscented for now,how often should I apply the applications?

Thanks,

By: Johninwinky

Johninwinky — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:03:22 +0000

In reply to Dorothy Kobel.

Ants are easy.
1 tbs of any kind of sweetener (cheap syrup, sugar, honey, etc.).
1/2 tsp or a little more of 20 Mule Team Borax or boric acid.
3 tbs warm water.
Stir until all are dissolved.
Set it out in a shallow lid (a water bottle cap is good enough) and let the ants feed all they want. Don’t be tempted to kill them no matter how many show up. The idea is to give them time to take the mixture back to their nest and feed the rest of the population. In less than two weeks they’ll be gone. I’ve seen where they’re gone in one day. If this is done in the spring you probably won’t see any more ants for the rest of the year. Don’t go crazy with this and kill all the ants around your house. You’ll be opening yourself up to termites. Just feed the ones that come into your house.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 11:51:01 +0000

In reply to Linda Ly.

How much peppermint oil should be added to your recipe?

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:47:41 +0000

I only have the Castile peppermint bar soap coukd I shave it and let is sit in water until it turned to liquid??