Saturday, September 27, 2008

Essentials Oils to Repel Bugs

Essential Education:

Essentials Oils to Repel Bugs

For plants infested with insects, use one of the following essential oils. Fill a mist spray bottle with 4 oz. of water, add the essential oils and mist the infested plant. Use as little as possible. Several applications, a few days apart, may be necessary.

ANTS Peppermint Spearmint

APHIDS Cedarwood Hyssop Peppermint Spearmint

BEETLES Peppermint Thyme

CATERPILLARS Spearmint Peppermint

CHIGGERS Lavender Lemongrass Sage Thyme

CUTWORM Thyme Sage

FLEAS Peppermint Lemongrass Spearmint Lavender

FLIES Lavender Peppermint Rosemary Sage

GNATS Patchouli Spearmint

LICE Cedarwood Peppermint Spearmint

MOSQUITOES Lavender Lemongrass

MOTHS Cedarwood Hyssop Lavender Peppermint Spearmint

PLANT LICE Peppermint Spearmint

SLUGS Cedarwood Hyssop Pine

SNAILS Cedarwood Pine Patchouli

SPIDERS Peppermint Spearmint

TICKS Lavender Lemongrass Sage Thyme

WEEVILS Cedarwood Patchouli Sandalwood


1 comment:

Unknown said...

Mosquitoes & flies - the leaves of the beauty berry