Bugs-Be-Gone Bags
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Materials Needed
Rosemary
Lavender Buds
Thyme
Lemongrass
Peppermint
Tansy
Cedar Chips
Cheesecloth, Muslin drawstring bags or fabric envelopes (free pattern download below)
Directions
- Fill small drawstring bags to hold between 1/4 cup and 1/2 cup of the herb mixture.
- Place bags in your pantry, closets, drawers, chests, under beds, hang in kitchen windows. You could also place the herbs in open, decorative bowls and place them in rooms.
- Roughly scrunch the bags periodically to help release their smells.
- Refill bags once they are no longer effective or hold no aroma.
The herb mixture helps to naturally deter and repel bugs and pests from the places you have stored the bags.
The picture above is from a free pattern for making pretty fabric envelopes to hold your lavender and herbs in, perfect for this purpose! You can find the pattern here (pdf), source: The Giving Flower.
Here are some more herbal home helpers offered on Tipnut: Homemade Herbal Lavender Dryer Bags, Homemade Herbal Sleep Pouches and How To Get Rid of Moths With Natural Repellents.
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22 Apr 2008 at 10:07 am
where do you get tansy?
22 Apr 2008 at 11:20 am
Hi Patricia, you can order tansy at a herb store and on ebay. A local greenhouse may have it too.
25 Jul 2008 at 8:30 am
Does this help with the little, tiny ants? What about centapedes and silverfish? I have small children and am trying to stay away from pesticides.
25 Jul 2008 at 7:47 pm
Hi Debby, the rosemary is really good for the silverfish, as well as the lavender. The mix should help with centipedes too, ants might need more citrus ingredients like orange and lemon peels and wash areas with a citrus infused water.
If you have a pest problem though you will need to eradicate it since these bags will not solve household infestation problems.
(sorry it took so long for your comment to show–it was stuck in my comment filters).