If you were intrigued by using Neem oil for garden pests, or using companion planting to ward off troublesome insects, then you could also make your own pesticides and repellants.

The commercial pesticides you can buy are usually toxic to most lifeforms. as they are designed to kill pests. Buy using harmless alternatives, you can insure that the ingredients will not harm the pests intentionally, just repel them naturally. Some of the ingredients for the recipes are cooking oil, liquid dishwashing soap, hot peppers, garlic cloves, citronella oil, vinegar and cream of tartar. Since you have most of these in your cupboard, you’ll save a small fortune too!

For the pest repellent and insecticide recipes, check out It Pays To Live Green.