Boweevils + Ants Remedy
Source of Recipe
don't remember any more --found this back in 2002
Boweevils + Ants Remedy
Bayleaf has been used as a natural insecticide. It has
been used to keep out the little boweevil bugs that
show up in flour, rice, cereal, boxed mixes, etc.
Take a large stock pot or canning kettle, add about
2 to 3 tbsp. of salt, and a handful of bay leaves.
(You can find these easily at some dollar stores,
much cheaper than in a grocery store.) Bring to a
rolling boil and let simmer for several hours. The
longer it simmers the more potent the "tea."
Let the mix cool some and then tke the "tea" to the
ant colony. Coat the colony. Use the "tea" to "draw"
a line around their colony; go for the ant
nests or the ground, around your house, etc. Repeat
a couple of weeks later, just to be sure. One
treatment may do it.
If you use it on your garden plants, DON'T put
boiling water on them; use a cool mix so it doesn't
hurt the roots.
REMEMBER: peonies need ants to bloom.
Cooking it creates a very strong smell -- not bad when
you consider that it's only affecting the insects. The
vapor and steam will take care of those little creatures
that may be in your house.
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