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2torial #0858:
Learn2 Cut
Down on Toxic Household Cleaners
(continued)
 Replace pest traps
You'll see there are different ways of dealing
with nasty critters. These range from passive
resistance to more aggressive, hands-on methods.
- Inside the house: a pot of basil set
on the windowsill or table helps to repel
fleas. (It's also nice to include in your
cooking!)
- Make your own flypaper with corn
syrup, sugar and a bit of water boiled together.
Coat brown paper strips with the sticky syrup
and hang it up. It works!
- Insert cloves in a ripe orange and set it
out on the kitchen table or hang it from the
ceiling. You'll enjoy the scent, but
flies just hate it.
- To trap moths, mix one part molasses
with two parts vinegar and in a yellow container
(the color is important). Remove and dispose of
the moths as they are attracted and become stuck
in the gooey mixture. To repel moths from stored
textiles like clothes or bed linens, make
sachets--small cloth pillows stuffed with
dried lavender or equal portions of rosemary and
mint. Place them in closets, drawers, or closed
containers.
- A non-toxic mouse trap: Set out small
bowls of instant potato flakes or buds in likely
places. Close by set out a small bowl of water.
The potato swells in the mouse as much as it can
which causes the mouse to swell more than is
good for it. For more strategies on mice, see
2torial
#0440:
Capture a Mouse.
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