Here is a link that might be useful: Maxillarias at Andy's

Ants dont like peppermint

Aphids dont like peppermint, cedar wood, or spearmint.

I just mix a drop or two in a spray bottle and spray the area, whether it is in the house or outside. Essnetial oils are concetrated, so only a few drops are needed. However, once I didnt even dilute the peppermint essential oil. I just put 4 drops around my plant (no directly on it!) and those ants havent came back yet!

It send those bugs running!

There are also other types of essential oils to use on other pest bugs! It makes for a wonderful all natural product!

Here is a list of my essential oils and what bugs they work for. Try as I might, I cant find the original website where I got these:

Ants: peppermint
Aphids: cedar wood, peppermint, spearmint
Beetles: peppermint, thyme
Cutworm: thyme sage
Fleas: peppermint, lemon-grass, lavender
Flies: lavender, peppermint, rosemary, sage
Gnats: patchouli, cedar wood, peppermint
Lice: peppermint
Mosquitoes: lavender, lemon-grass, eucalyptus, cypress, lemon, orange, cedar wood, peppermint, geranium
Moths: cedar wood, peppermint, lavender, and even a glass of wine
Slugs: cedar wood. Fir (pine)
Ticks: clove, lemon-grass, sage, thyme
Weevils: cedar wood, patchouli, sandalwood

(essential oils also make WONDERFUL cleaners in the home! Depeinding on the essential oil being used, they can be germicides, fungicides, and can kill viruses too!!!)

thanks!