The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60568   Message #1076035
Posted By: freda underhill
19-Dec-03 - 07:15 AM
Thread Name: News From Guam
Subject: RE: News From Guam
..ants in the pickup. I have a great cure for ants, cockroaches & other crawling things .

I have put lavender oils ( the cheap stuff from the chemist or supermarket, not any expensive stuff) over my front & back steps, and rubbed it into most shelves of my kitchen.

Brett, you've seen my place and all the others that are part of it here. We have been here for 8 years now, & my place is the only completely cockroach free one. All the others spray toxic chemicals. But most insects (including mossies) don't like the smell of lavendar oil, & just go somewhere else. The other advantage is that it is a relaxant and is also good on wounds (they used it on the soldiers in the trenches in france).

fred