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2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repel roaches, ants, the Japanese beetle, ticks, silverfish, lice, fleas, bedbugs, and root-knot nematodes [2] Citronella grass: repels insects, may deter cats [5] Clovers: repel aphids and wireworms [3] Common lantana: repels mosquitoes [1] Coriander: repels aphids, Colorado potato beetle, and spider mites [3] Cosmos: repel the corn earworm ...

3. Getting the Bugs Out: 22 Cheap, Natural Ways to Rid ... - AOL

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   Fleas, spiders, termites, flies, centipedes, ants, bedbugs, cockroaches — these icky intruders won't give up. But keeping them away doesn't require expensive chemical pesticides.

4. Peppermint extract - Wikipedia

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   Peppermint extract can be substituted in recipes with peppermint oil (a stronger ingredient primarily used in candy-making), crème de menthe, or peppermint schnapps. If the food is not heated, the alcoholic properties of liqueurs may remain present in the finished product. [5] Peppermint extract may also be added to hot water to create ...

5. Cockroach - Wikipedia

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   [116] [117] Dioscorides recorded the use of the "Silphe", ground up with oil, as a remedy for earache. [117] Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904) asserted that "For tetanus cockroach tea is given. I do not know how many cockroaches go to make up the cup; but I find that faith in this remedy is strong among many of the American population of New Orleans ...

6. Why do cockroaches go inside California homes during the ...

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   On the contrary, cockroaches tend to go into people’s homes because they’re looking for water, said Lynn Kimsey, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis. “They just happen to make a ...

7. 4 health benefits of peppermint, from easing indigestion to ...

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   Applying peppermint oil to the skin can cause skin rashes and irritation in some people so it’s best to do a test patch first. Peppermint oil should not be used on infants and young children.

8. Peppermint - Wikipedia

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   Peppermint oil is under preliminary research for its potential as a short-term treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, [51] [52] and has supposed uses in traditional medicine for minor ailments. [53] Peppermint oil and leaves have a cooling effect when used topically for muscle pain, nerve pain, relief from itching, or as a fragrance.

9. How cockroaches spread around the globe to become the ... - AOL

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   Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches' spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast ...