HERB - Moths

[SCOTT A WAGGONER]

Do the bay leaves leave a lingering smell or taste on plastic dishes,
utensils or flatware?
Raven

On Thu, 07 May 1998 20:51:48 -0500 Eaglesridge at Tomah.com (Karen Dean)
writes:
>I found when living in military quarters (for 20 years) that the best 
>deterrent
>for roaches, of any sort, was not just a thorough cleaning.  But, 
>afterwards
>strewing FRESH, dried, whole bay leaves in the backs of drawers, 
>cupboards, and
>closets chased the remaining creepies away and they didn't come back.  
>Changing
>the bay leaves about every 2 months kept them from returning.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Aoibheil
>
>Katherine Blackthorne wrote:
>
>> ----------
>> > From: SCOTT A WAGGONER <maynedelacroix at juno.com>
>> > To: herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG
>> > Subject: Re: HERB - Moths
>> > Date: Thursday, May 07, 1998 3:28 AM
>> >
>> >
>> > snipped
>> >
>> > does it work on those GIANT tree roaches?
>> > Raven
>> >
>> > >>
>> > >   Ever tried cloven oranges?  Makes everything smell fresh and 
>keeps
>> > >bugs out
>> > >as well as mothballs.
>> > >
>> > >  Kris
>>
>> Roaches are a different problem from moths.  For roaches, start by 
>doing a
>> THOROUGH cleaning job.  Get up every speck of something they could 
>consider
>> food.  Then wipe down the sink & make sure everything is dry.  Then 
>take
>> out the trash.  Then sprinkle Borax powder everywhere.  Lethal to 
>roaches,
>> harmless to humans.
>>
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