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Nontoxic Pest Control for Your Home and Garden

Pesticides are toxic and, while oftenwindows.Nontoxic Pest Control
effective against pests, can be dangerous forProductsTraps:There are many kinds of traps
your family and pets. Outdoors, sprayedavailable that target many kinds of pests.
pesticides might drift on a breeze and dustSome examples are sticky traps for
your vegetable garden or your neighbor'scockroaches, glueboards for mice, flypaper,
yard. Indoors, pesticides can linger in thebug zappers, and traps specifically for rats,
air, exposing the family to harmfulgophers, or moles. You can usually pick up
chemicals. For these reasons, many peopletraps at your local Home and Garden
are turning to nontoxic pest controlstore.Pheromones:Pheromones, essentially
methods.Prevention is the best way to controlinsect scent hormones, can be used in traps
pests, but there are times when even the mostas bait. By emitting the scent of the female
thorough preventative measures will not saveinsect, pheromones can be used to lure males
you from intruders, so this article discussesinto a trap, where they are caught in a
both preventative pest control methods andsticky glue. Insects are only attracted by
nontoxic pest control products.Preventativepheromones emitted by their own kind, so you
Pest Control MethodsSanitation:As they say,need to know exactly what kind of insects
cleanliness is next to godliness. And ityou're trying to eliminate and plan
keeps pests out, too. Keeping your homeaccordingly.Biological Control:Biological
clean is the most effective pest controlcontrol is more often used in agriculture but
method. If you don't leave food or dirtycan sometimes be used in home and garden
dishes lying around the house, animals andsituations as well. Basically it means using
insects won't be attracted to the smell.desirable organisms to eliminate undesirable
Sweep and vacuum regularly. Remember, justorganisms. For instance, planting certain
because you can't see crumbs doesn't meanplants in your garden can deter certain
they don't exist. Clean inside pantries andpests. For example, spearmint repels ants.
cabinets cabinets, under and around the stoveGarlic repels Japanese Beetles. Indoors,
and refrigerator at least once aspiders eat fruit flies and houseflies, so it
year.Screens:This may seem obvious, butmay be worth leaving some of those webs
screens on doors and windows are a simple andaround.Repellents:There are nontoxic
relatively cheap way to keep insects out ofrepellents available for pest control.
the house. Also, screens on crawlspaces keepMosquito repellents are the most popular, but
rodents from obtaining easy access routesif you look around, you can find repellents
into the house.Caulking:By caulking cracks inthat target other pests. Some herbs, like
your house, you can minimize places foreucalyptus and wormwood, are known for
insects to hide and nest. Target bathroomsrepelling animals and insects.
and the kitchen, especially doors and



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