1. Fruit Fly Trap
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Put some rotting fruit in a jar. Then fold some paper into a cone, put it in the jar, and seal it tight with some tape. Fruit flies enter to get the fruit, but they don't know how to get back out!
2. Peppermint Spider Repellent
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Spray a mix of peppermint oil and dish soap around any area with a spider problem. This is why spiders always have bad breath.
3. Dryer Sheet Repellent
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No mosquitoes, and no static cling!
4. Fruit Fly Trap II
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Similar to the one using rotting fruit, you can also put some apple cider vinegar in a container, tightly seal plastic over in, then poke a hole in the plastic. If the fruit flies can find their way out, more power to them!
5. DIY Humane Mousetrap
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Put a tiny piece of cheese in that toilet paper tube. The mouse will go up the ramp, into the tube, then fall in the trash can where it can't get out until you set it free in the wild.
6. Keep Pests Out With Pepper
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Plus, when you pick your veggies, they're pre-seasoned!
7. Eucalyptus Bug Killer
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You'll kill a lot of bugs, but you might also end up with an infestation of cute, cuddly koalas.
8. Ant Killer
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Combine Borax and sugar and mix into some water. Soak a paper towel in the water, leave it out, and wait for the ants to come looking for what they think is a sweet treat.
9. Preoccupy Mosquitoes With Beer Bottles
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Hang mostly-empty beer bottles off tree branches at an outdoor gathering. The mosquitoes will hang out with the bottles and leave you and your guests alone.
10. Candle Repellent
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When flies are on a date and want to set a mood, these aren't the candles they would light.
11. A Gentle Breeze
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The worse kind of revenge is revenge from a bee.
12. Keep Ants Away With Chalk
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Ants don't like walking on powder, so they'll stay away from surfaces with powdery chalk (or even baby powder).
13. Roach Trap
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Here's another jar trap where the insect can't escape. This one lures in roaches with a slice of bread that was soaked in beer - an irresistible combination.
14. Moth Balls Keep Bees Away
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Just remember which pair of pantyhose you filled with mothballs and which ones you didn't.
15. Hang A Bag Of Mothballs To Keep Away Mice
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Mice are also no fans of mothballs. So if you have a mouse problem, hang a bag of these where you found them, and they'll stop coming back.
