Make Biodegradable Pesticide
By Ken Hoyt
One of my most treasured delusions involves working the land, and self-sufficiency. Our moderately large urban lot will have to stand in for the farm, and the question of livestock never advances beyond chickens. Still, what dirt we have is precious and we use organic methods for a variety of reasons. I'm not without slip-ups (generally when I'm losing the battle with weeds in the hardscape).
Organic pest control is not about murder. I think that it's mostly about irritating the pests enough to vacate the premises. This recipe for all-purpose biodegradable pesticide from Ipodguy at Instructables is guaranteed to annoy your unwanted guests.
There is a positive side to biodegradable products: it doesn't stick around and mess up the environment or your tummy. The negative is that its transitory nature means frequent re-application is necessary. Seems like a fair trade to me.
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I can see another great use for this. Spray it on sunflowers to keep the squirrels away. Every year I loose quite a few to these furry pests. They're really getting obnoxious with it too, leaving them half eaten right on our patio table and picnic table. Maybe I'll test it on some bird seed.
I wonder if this works on deer ticks?
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