Worth knowing about.
WSJ November 29, 2007
Problem: Getting rid of household bugs without harsh pesticides.
Solution: Many insects are naturally repelled by lavender, citrus and peppermint oils. Leaving soaked cotton balls around the house repels insect invaders and makes your home smell great. To protect sweaters and other winter woolens, use sachets of orange and lemon peel, cedar chips, or lavender. For ants, spray surfaces with soapy water where you've seen creatures crawling. Or sprinkle corners of areas ants frequent with pepper, bay leaves, cucumber peelings, turmeric, crushed mint, cinnamon, catnip or borax to keep them away. For fruit flies, place an open wine bottle with a few centimeters of wine in the infested area. Flies will fly into the bottle to feed on the wine and become trapped. The small moths that frequent kitchen cupboards can be kept away with the same repellents used for clothes, but sealing all grains (even unopened packages) in airtight containers will avoid insect problems in the first place.
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