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2. 20 Easy Methods for Getting Rid of Ants Outside Naturally - AOL

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   Place the flower pot upside down over the anthill or ant mound and pour boiling water through the pot’s drain hole. The anthill will immediately cave in and kill any ants living inside. 16.

3. 15 Ways to Repel Bugs Naturally (and Cheaply) - AOL

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   Even a homemade spray of organic essential oils can irritate the skin — it's the irritant properties that make them effective at keeping pests away. Rather than use a lot of bug repellent on ...

4. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient ...

5. Eight ways to repel insects without bug spray - AOL

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   While it’s not the strongest option in the world, you can make your own bug repellent from essential oils and other household products. Eight ways to repel insects without bug spray Skip to main ...

6. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]

7. Tansy - Wikipedia

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   In England tansy is placed on window sills to repel flies; sprigs are placed in bed linen to drive away pests, and it has been used as an ant repellent. [19] In the 1940s, distilled tansy oil mixed with fleabane, pennyroyal and diluted alcohol was a well-known mosquito repellent; collectors were paid five cents a pound for tansy in full bloom.