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The Best Plants to Repel Mosquitoes

The Best Plants to Repel Mosquitoes

What Plants Repel Mosquitoes? Everyone dreams of having a stunning yard with beautiful plants that can attract colorful butterflies, pest-eating dragonflies and pretty songbirds! When you choose the right varieties, a garden or well-placed plantings throughout your landscape may also repel mosquitoes and other pests. We will sum up a few beneficial plants that can help you with this. Best of all, some of them make flavorful additions to a kitchen garden. Basil Widely used for cooking, aromatic basil, a member of the mint family, may also offer protection against mosquitoes. Research confirms that the essential oils found in the...

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How to Make Mosquito Repellent Bracelets

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How to Make Mosquito Repellent Bracelets

Bugged by mosquitoes every summer but hate to use insect sprays? Convenient, wearable, mess-free mosquito bracelets will keep those pesky interlopers at bay. Make your own using essential oils with our easy DIY project, or save time and buy Best Bee Brothers Mosquito Repellent Bracelets instead.

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What Type of Wood Do Carpenter Bees Prefer?

What Type of Wood Do Carpenter Bees Prefer?

Carpenter bees are selective when it comes to the type of wood they use for building their nests. This becomes especially important when taking into account the type of wood used on the siding, roof or deck of the home.

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Why Are Bees Drilling Holes in My Wood Siding?

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Why Are Bees Drilling Holes in My Wood Siding?

Carpenter bees use their powerful mandibles to drill holes into the wood in circular motions. Over time, this results in a network of internal tunnels and chambers. But their reason for doing so may not be what you think. Learn why wood bees drill holes.

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Does WD40 Kill Carpenter Bees?

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Does WD40 Kill Carpenter Bees?

Over the years, we have heard a lot of customers say they tried to use WD-40 to kill carpenter bees. If you are familiar with us, you wouldn’t be surprised that we don’t advocate using WD-40 due to the chemicals in the spray. But does WD-40 actually kill carpenter bees?

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