as the last thing you want is for it to become a vector for disease. In addition to diseases carried by birds, a dirty bird bath also has the potential to become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, which are not
So if you’ve used an all-natural insect repellent in the past without any success, it doesn’t mean all-natural repellents will never work for you. It just means the pesky mosquitoes you’re trying to repel hate something elsemore. And you’ll want to try different varieties. In this ...
Try making your own bug repellent spray from the herbs growing in your garden. The one thing I dislike about being outdoors is the mosquitoes. Yes, I know they have a purpose in the circle of life, but since I do not have a bunch of bats hanging out in my yard to eat them up, ...
Once you have enough, place the pieces in a pail and fill with warm water. Soak for a few days, up to a week. Optional: You can keep this on the patio in the sun to steep. After one week, strain the bits out and store the batch in spray bottles. Bury the onion bits around ve...
8. Homemade Fly Spray Recipe This is why wealways keep a herb gardenin our homestead. It’s a good thing that the herbs we love so much are hated by the very critters we also hate! You can make use of an old spray bottle and at the same time, rid of house flies. ...
To control the fleas in your back yard, you can purchase a beneficial nematode which you simply spray on the ground. This is usually available for purchase at your garden store or online. These tiny parasitic worms feed on and destroy flea larvae (yeah!). Spray only in shady areas and re...
For years I’ve enjoyed watching nests being built and young being raised. And I love the robotic R2-D2 sounds the martins make as they swoop around the yard. Snake Predators Crawl Up Martin House Pole Then one evening as we sat on the back porch chatting we noticed that a snake was ...