CHEMICAL FREE PEST CONTROL

by ROBIN STEWART

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New softcover book, published 2002, 348 pages

Why use toxic and potentially harmful chemicals to control pests when chemical-free methods are equally effective - and much cheaper!

This book contains everything you need to know to make pests unwelcome in your house - from ants, cockroaches, silverfish, slugs and snails, cane toads, rats and foxes through to common household dust mites, bacterica, mildew and mould.

Robin Stewart's Chemical-Free Pest Control introduces simple, effective and chemical-free alternatives - citronella oil, borax, soap, pyrethrum, vinegar, eucalyptus oil. bicarb soda, cloves and many more. Its household, pet care and garden pdocedures are extremely easy to follow, economical and environment-friendly.

By treating pests yourself, rather than resorting to expensive professionas, you can decide what method or product is used and how much.

Tips for a pesticide-free modern home include:

• Moths cannot tolerate cloves, so scatter them in your wardrobe
• Cockroaches are repelled by Epsom salts, or killed by sprinkiling borax powder in crevices, corners and dark places
• Head lice are readily eliminated using hair conditioner or mineral oil rather than toxic chemicals
• Ants are deterred with eucalyptus oil and killed with a bait made up of equal parts borax and jam
• Possums will stay away from your favourite plants if you sprikle blood and bone around, or spray with quassia

About the author

Robin Stewart is a former sufferer of chemical sensitivity whose writing has grown out of her mission to eliminate harmful chemicals from her life. The first edition of Robin Stewart's Chemical Free Home was an Australian best-seller. Robin has written several books, including From Seed to Leaves: A complete guide to growing Australian shrubs and trees from seed, which was co-written with her husband Doug - click here for more information

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Robin Stewart's Chemical Free Pest Control