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Pest Control With Essential Oils

By Tiffany 11 Comments

I am a reformed bug/insect hater. I grew up hating any kind of bug, insect, spider, flying pest, etc. Then I grew up and started gardening. I learned to love certain bugs and even spiders who kill the bad bugs. When I moved in a rental home some six years ago there were no bugs in the yard whatsoever (except earwigs and ants). I am happy to say that by the time I moved it was bug city! To me it meant the land was thriving if all the bugs wanted to come and hang in my garden. Heck I was (and still am) eyeballing a bug and insect hotel. We hope to have bees and soldier flies soon. Bring me all the bugs!!!

That said, there are certain bugs that are just pests and I want to deter them if possible, like the ones that eat my garden (aphids, snails) eat me (mosquitoes),  or the ones that just “bug” the crap out of me (gnats, flies). Here is a handy dandy list of essential oils you can use to get control the population of pests like the above and also slugs, moths, ants, beetles, caterpillars, fleas, ticks, and weevils. Hope it helps!

How to Disperse:

  • Add three parts water to one parts vinegar along with a healthy dose of oils. Mix well and spray.
  • Add oils to 2 Tbsp carrier like sweet almond oil and polish surfaces.
  • Apply oils to cotton balls or strips of cotton muslin and disperse them as desired.
  • Add oils to 2 Tbsp baking soda. Shake well and sprinkle where needed.

Essential Oil Pest Control

Filed Under: Essential Oils Tagged With: Ants, aphids, Bees, Beetles, bug, bug hotel, Caterpillars, Control, fleas, Flies, garden, gnats, insect, Mosquitoes, moths, pest, Slugs, snails, soldier flies, spiders, Ticks, weevils

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My name is Tiffany and I am a flower farmer and urban homesteader in Central Ohio with my husband, three children, and assorted furry friends. When I am not blogging I am usually thrift store shopping, gardening, wildcrafting and food foraging, or otherwise enjoying nature. Enjoy! Read More…

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