If your region is currently in its warm/wet season, you have likely swatted away more than your fair share of the dreaded blood-sucking mosquito. They’re not only annoying--insistent on interrupting your campfire fun and producing extremely itchy bumps--they’re also … [Read more...]
Plants That Repel Bugs and Pests
By Julie Christensen There’s nothing that ruins summer fun faster than a swarm of mosquitoes, flies or hornets, yet most chemical solutions are hardly appealing. Mosquito repellents are sticky, oily and smelly, and the chemical compound DEET has been found to be toxic for … [Read more...]