HERBS & SPICES USED AS PEST CONTROLS

(18^th and 19^th Centuries)

1 cup dried tansy 1/8 cup cinnamon stick, crushed

1 cup dried cut mint ¼ cup whole cloves, crushed

1 cup santolina ¼ cup orris root

1 cup mugwort ¼ ounce clove oil

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Colonial Use of Herbs 

Medicinal Uses of Herbs and Spices

Dictionary of 18th Century Herb Usage

Basil – flies and mosquitoes

Pennyroyal - flies and mosquitoes

Marigold – repels beetles

Garlic, onion – mice, moles, beetles, aphids

Leeks, chives – carrot fly. Improve general health of plants

Geraniums – Near rose beds, attracts beetles, stuns them

Chrysanthemum – insecticide, repel aphids

Mint - ants, cabbage moth

Rosemary - beetles, cabbage moth

Tansy - beetles, ants, mosquitoes

Anise - bait for mice

Cloves – moth