=========================================================================== BBS: the Crystal Mountain BBS Date: 05-27-92 (08:49) Number: 8011 From: DORIS BIERRIE Refer#: NONE To: ALL Recvd: NO Subj: Herbs for pest control Conf: (34) Home&Garde ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- All, In our local newspaper recently there was an article of herbs and plants used for natural pest control. I thought I would post these and maybe someone else might find them useful. Catnip - Cats may love this plant but rats do not. A thick planting of this herb provides an effective barrier that rats will not cross. Mint - Bags of dried mint work well in keeping mice from invading your cupboards, as well as adding a fresh smell! Lavender - Dried lavender used for moths. Southernwood - it is an attractive silver-gray shrub in the garden, this plant has a stron camphor-like scent that insects do not like. Wormwood - weapon against bugs, it is also a handsome tall accent plant for the back of a border. Costmary - the leaves are said to be effective against silverfish, the leaves were usually placed in pages of a book. Tansy - known for centuries as an ant and fly repellant, plant it around the foundation of the house, bundles were usually hung by a screen door during the summertime. Pennyroyal - is a very potent memebr of the mint family, this herb creeps close to the ground. Contains a powerful moth preventer, it is also effective against fleas and mosquitoes. Rub the fresh leaves on your arms or on your pet's coat. Use the dried leaves to stuff a cloth pet collar or fill pet sachet bags for where they sleep. Pyrethrum daisy- the concentrated oils in this flower are lethal to moth larvae, and a tea brewed from the plant makes an effective and natural insect spray for other plants. Doc's Place BBS now in Peoria, Il is happy to be back on line and receiving the Home * garden echo again! Doris --- * Origin: Doc's Place BBS, Metamora, Il 309-822-0438 (1:232/39)