Handy pest control cheat sheet

sumi

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Please add any others you all know off that is not on the sheet.

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that's a great list. I always knew peppermint was good against a lot of pests. As a matter of fact, I got rid of a yellow jacket nest using Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap and a tea kettle full of boiling water (mainly to carry it further into the nest)
 

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After seeing the chart I think I need to look into planting lavender around my camp to deter Ticks
 

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What's especially nice is that these plants all smell delightful to us!
How true Britesea we use to have lavendar planted under the bedroom window for years.
 

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I wanted to plant lavender for my soap anyway but deterring ticks? Yeah it's now way up there on my list!
 

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Not sure where to post this, and I didn't want to start a new thread...
The pic isn't real good because I've only got a flip phone and it doesn't take real good pictures... but can anyone tell what this might be? The body is about 1 1/4", and the antanna are 3-4". It has some slightly metallic blue spots on the black body.
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How bout this? If you do a google search for a general description of the insect you are trying to id, you can generally find at least the family, then you can narrow your search a bit more. The link to the site where I found it: http://www.wci.colostate.edu/gallery.shtml

Cerambycidae

Longhorn Beetle

Longhorn beetles are the adult stages of round headed borers, of which many species attack dying or recently killed wood. This species was collected in a pheromone trap in a pinyon forest near Glade Park (Mesa County).
 

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