and offers a natural alternative for pest control in and around your home. Cedar oil organically controls insect populations, proving lethal to some bug species and serving as a deterrent for others.

Another reason to avoid finishes and paint on cedar is that the resins in the wood are a solvent like turpentine and the vapors may cause oil- and water-based stains, paints and finishes to soften ...

We now know that cedar’s insect-repelling power lies in the oil that infuses its wood. The oil from certain varieties of true cedar — like that from Cedrus atlantica, which lines the walls of ...

Here, lawn care and pest control experts share five ways to prevent ... or kill ticks on lawns include ones made with ...

Frass, for the uninitiated, is a more quaint-sounding word for insect larvae excrement ... Ballard warns that cedar chests and the cedar oil in them are acidic and can damage wool sweaters ...

Although this flea control works on living fleas ... dilute three to five drops of cedar oil with one to three teaspoons of water, then saturate your pet’s collar or a cute bandanna with ...

that shows someone applying mineral oil to the corn cobs "to help keep bugs from getting in." Do you know what this is about? Is this really about insect control? Is it something that I should ...

When it comes to keeping fleas and ticks off your pets, you’re faced with the same old problem. How can you balance the risks posed by insects with the risks of the repellents? When you treat ...