Product Description

This is a comprehensive guide to controlling pests in the home, garden and pets, without the use of chemical pesticides. The book includes safe methods for elimiating ants, roaches and rodents; ways to get rid of fleas and other pests on pets; plants that attract helpful insects and repel destructive ones; natural pest repellents - garlic and chile peppers; and a buying guide to the organisms that people would want in the garden.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #506339 in Books
• Published on: 1996-10-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

From the Author
Natural common-sense approaches to pest control.
How would you like a guide on nature-friendly pest control for your home and garden made from ingredients found in your own kitchen, like ammonia, baking soda and bran? Did you know that you can control aphids on your rose bushes using banana peels? Sound good but impossible? Well with "Dead Snails Leave No Trails" you will wonder why you ever put up with the smell and possible health hazards of chemical pesticides. Our book is filled with safe and practical tips that I, an entomologist and former zookeeper and my co-author, an organic gardener and garden talk-show host have used for years. In the book we offer chapters dealing with pest control of many common and troublesome creatures like ants, roaches, mice, termites and (of course) snails. We will also help you protect your pets from fleas and ticks. Sometimes people tell us it is hard to tell the good insects and animals from the bad ones, so included are illustrations and common sense explanations to make you a pretty good amateur biologist in no time. You will also learn how to use an insect's own biology against it and what plants act as natural bug repellents. We will also help you keep those four-legged intruders like gophers, deer and skunks from destroying your garden. At the end of the book there is a handy reference and buying guide to beneficial insects and suppliers. In summary if you are looking for a safe, natural alternative to pesticides and harmful chemicals, this book is worth a look. I would love to hear your best natural pest control tips or how you attract butterflies and nature to your garden. Please drop me a line at my e-mail address.

Customer Reviews

A COMPLETE AND NATURAL SOLUTION TO GARDEN PESTS
I read the entire book from cover to cover with a highlighter in hand. I could not stop reading (and highlighting). This book was exactly what I was searching for. A complete and natural guide to ridding my garden of those pesky pests. I have used many of Loren's "receipes" and can honestly say they work. I would and do recommend this book to anyone who has a love for gardening, a love for nature, and a hate for destructive pests who get in the way.

An excellent resource!
I listened to Loren's tips for years on television. It is nice to have so many of them compiled in one handy resource. The tips contained are cost-effective, easy to use, and far better for people and the enviroment. Highly recommended!