The Great Outdoors
Regardless if you are camping or just hosting a backyard Bar-B-Que, there will always be an ample amount of pests ready to nibble on your treats or you. Here are some simple environmental friendly tips to keep the pests at bay.

Burning candles scented with those essential oils not only makes a great center piece for your back yard Bar-B-Ques but also sends pest packing for the night, or at least until the party is over.

By keeping frogs, dragonflies, ladybugs, spiders, praying mantis and crane flies outside of your home, you will reduce the critter population since these are predatory and will feed on insects.

Use beneficial pests to keep your roses healthy! Ladybugs and lacewings feast on aphids and can be purchased at your local nursery and hardware stores.

Indoor Pests
Imagine sitting down with your family for a Saturday afternoon lunch, you hear a buzzing then, touchdown! You notice something has landed on that wonderfully prepared meal, could it be, it is ... FLIES! Instead of reaching for that can of bug spray try these safe and natural tips for Flies, Ants and Fleas.

Flies
Prevention is key, make sure your window and door screens are free of holes and gaps. Keep food and condiments covered.

Flyswatters eliminate flies and give you a little exercise, just watch out for breakables.

Dry and wrap organic garbage in old newspapers before placing in your trash can, this will reduce those unwanted visitors. Make sure your trash can lids have a proper fit, this deters flies.

A clean kitchen is a happy kitchen! During the heavy fly season give your kitchen a thorough wipe down with pine oil cleaner, pine oil is a natural fly repellent.

Ants
Remove the source! Ants have a sweet tooth, by removing empty soda cans and bottles as well as candy wrappers can reduce household ants. Children and pets may drop particles of food and then in turn attract ants, give your floors (carpet and non carpeted floors) a quick daily vacuum.

A clean counter is a happy counter! Ants are attracted to organic matter, particles of food left out on a kitchen counter will attract ants.

If you see a trail of marching ants, follow them to the source! Watch where they are coming from and where they are going. After establishing this, follow these simple instructions:

1. Fill a bowl with soapy water (usually dish detergent does the trick), dip a sponge into the mixture and wipe up the ants from point A to point B. After you have wiped up most of the ants, place one teaspoon or so of soap into a plastic spray bottle filled with water and finish them off.

2. Ant scouts seek out food and leave a chemical trail for the rest to follow, by using this green tip you are breaking that invisible chemical trail cutting off the ants food source.

Fleas
Fleas prefer entering Trojan horse style with your pets as their preferred method of travel. For every one flea on your pet, there may 30 times more in your pet's environment including your home.

Instead of grabbing a can of bug spray, try these safe and environmentally sound alternatives:

Citrus is a natural flea deterrent, By pouring a cup of boiling water over a sliced, scored lemon, the skin will release more citrus oil and in this case, more is better. Let the mix soak overnight, and sponge on your dog or cat to kill fleas instantly.

Trap fleas in your home using a wide, shallow pan half-filled with soapy water. Place it on the floor and shine a lamp over the water. Fleas are attracted to heat and will jump to the source and land in the water. The liquid detergents break the surfaces tension, preventing the flea from bouncing out and giving them a burial at sea.

Go Green
Here is a list of ways you can GO GREEN!

Recycle
Compost
Use refillable water bottles to reduce the number of plastic bottles at our land fills.
Use energy efficient light bulbs.
Use Energy saving appliances.
Car pooling or utilizing forms of public transportation.
We would like to thank you for taking the time to learn what you can do to help protect our planet.