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Natural Pest Control

Ask Annie: Mitigating Mice

posted by Annie B. Bond May 8, 2008 1:00 pm
Ask Annie: Mitigating Mice

Dear Annie I have mice and they are multiplying fast. I hear them in the walls and I sometimes even find them in the bathtub in the morning! Help! --- Karen, MI Dear Karen I have mice, too, and have tried everything non-toxic under the sun. I tried sonic mice “chasers,” … more »

Make Rose Petal Mother’s Day Sachets

posted by Annie B. Bond May 6, 2008 7:00 am
Make Rose Petal Mother’s Day Sachets

Herbal sachets filled with rose petals and lavender are coming into vogue again to repel moths, ever since the government ide… more »

Don’t Bite Me: A Safe Bug Repellent

posted by Annie B. Bond May 2, 2008 5:00 am
Don’t Bite Me: A Safe Bug Repellent

It is all well and good to want to be a caretaker of the Earth and live in as eco-friendly way as is possible, but who wants … more »

Pest adapts to GM crops

posted by Annie B. Bond Dec 19, 2007 3:05 pm
Pest adapts to GM crops

FEBRUARY 9, 2008—Bollworms in cotton fields in Mississippi and Arkansas have genetically mutated to resist a toxin biot… more »

Bee Sting Savvy: Prevention and Treatment

posted by Melissa Breyer Nov 16, 2006 3:37 am
Bee Sting Savvy: Prevention and Treatment

In the midst of a serious and mysterious decline in honeybee colonies, it seems prudent to respect the bees that cross our pa… more »

No Fly Zones: Green Pest Strips

posted by Melissa Breyer Nov 9, 2006 12:53 pm
No Fly Zones: Green Pest Strips

Summer brings the sweet ambience of dragonflies, butterflies, and fireflies—as well as infestations of houseflies, cluster fl… more »

Easy Greening: Mosquitoes

posted by Annie B. Bond Oct 15, 2006 6:39 pm
Easy Greening: Mosquitoes

Nothing ruins outdoor fun like itchy bites from these pesky little whiners, but conventional bug sprays are toxic to the envi… more »

Thirteen Deer Resistant Plants

posted by Annie B. Bond Sep 3, 2005 4:55 am

A challenge many of face is making pretty flower pots, planters, and gardens from which the deer won't eat the flowers. Deer … more »

6 Ways to Say So Long to Slugs

posted by Annie B. Bond Aug 6, 2005 2:19 am

Slugs and snails are a huge problem in many gardens, especially those with tender-leaved plants that have lots of folds or la… more »

5 Simple Pest Remedies for the Garden

posted by Annie B. Bond Jun 15, 2005 8:10 pm

So often the home garden pest control remedies work as well or better than the chemical counterparts, and with the added bonu… more »

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