pepper, paprika, dried peppermint, damp coffee grounds, or
 borax where ants are coming in.
 Squeeze lemon juice at the entry spot and leave the peel
 there,
 Plant mint around the outside of the house to discourage
 ants from entering, or spray them with strong mint tea in a
 squirt bottle.
 Spray ants and ant trails with a biodegradable soap,
 both inside and outside the house.
* Cockroaches and Silverfish: Mix equal parts 4
baking soda and sugar. Spread around infested
area.
 Mix equal parts powdered oatmeal or flour with plaster of
 paris. Spread on the floor of infested area.
 Mix by stirring and sifting one ounce trisodium
 phosphate, six ounces borax, four ounces granulated sugar,
 and eight ounces flour. Spread on floor of infested area.
 Repeat after four days and again after two weeks to kill
 newly hatched roaches.
 Mix two tablespoons flour, one tablespoon cocoa powder,
 and four tablespoons borax. Spread around infested area.
 Use cucumber rinds in infested area.
 Use bay leaves in infested area.
 Trap them: set an uncapped one-quart jar upright, with
 grease on the inside of the neck and a piece of banana
 inside for bait. Place a tongue depressor against the
 outside of the jar so they can get in.
 Flies: Hang clusters of cloves in a room.
 Make fly paper by spreading honey thinly onto bright
 yellow paper.
 Use a fly swatter.
 Scratch the skin of an orange and leave it out the
 citrus oil released will repel flies.