Household Traps Control Insects In The Home Without Using Harsh Chemicals

	To kill pesky wasps without using toxic chemicals, use a Garden Solutions™ Wasp Trap. The trap attracts wasps, and then it kills them when they enter the trap and can't get out. (Photo courtesy of Gardens Alive!)

(HIT) - Three new insect traps from Gardens Alive!® (www.GardensAlive.com) make it easy to get rid of pesky insect pests in your home and yard—without having to use harsh or toxic chemicals.

Insect Control Tip No. 1: Wasp Trap

Some wasps are considered beneficial around the garden in the spring because they prey on insect pests such as caterpillars. But wasps can become pests in the summer when they start foraging for food. The Garden Solutions™ Wasp Trap is an innovative new way to rid your patio, porch and yard of wasps and yellowjackets. Its unique design takes advantage of wasps' social behavior and therefore catches more troublesome wasps than other traps do.

Wasps and yellowjackets are social creatures, so when they find a new food source they return to the hive to tell their comrades. In its "lure mode," The Garden Solutions Wasp Trap lets you lure wasps to the trap where they feed on the liquid lure solution that's drawn up from the wick. Once you see a steady stream of wasps foraging to and from the trap, simply go out to the trap at night (when the wasps are not active), close off the feeding wick and open the trap entrance. When wasps return, they will be trapped.

If you don't want to switch back and forth between "attraction" mode and "trapping" mode, simply set out the trap in trapping mode. In tests, the Garden Solutions Wasp Trap still out performed other traps.

The Garden Solutions Wasp Trap includes a jar base, a cover with two funnel-shaped openings, a hanger, an eight-ounce bottle of lure concentrate (also available separately), a wick and a ventilated cap. A Garden Solutions Wasp Trap with Lure sells for $12.95. Additional lure concentrate sells for $9.95 from Gardens Alive! (513-354-1482, www.GardensAlive.com).

Get rid of invading Asian Lady Beetles with an Asian Lady Beetle Trap. The little beetles get stuck on the hidden sticky glue board. When the glue board gets full, just pop in a fresh one.

Insect Control Tip No. 2: Asian Lady Beetle (Lady Bug) Trap

Asian lady beetles are welcome in the garden, where they eat insect pests such as aphids. But Asian lady beetles can become a real nuisance when they come inside your home. The little ladies enter through cracks and crevices and congregate near windows, on ceilings and near light fixtures.

A new Asian Lady Beetle Trap from Gardens Alive! lets you get rid of unwanted lady beetle guests quickly and easily, without the use of harmful chemical sprays. The trap includes three sticky glue boards that catch Asian lady beetles (and other insects, such as house flies)—but the glue boards won't stick to your fingers. Simply place a glue board in the trap, apply the double-sided tape to the trap and attach the trap to a windowpane where beetles congregate. As insects search for a way outside, they'll walk onto the sticky surface and become trapped. Thanks to the trap's unique design, trapped beetles will be hidden from view.

When the trap is full, simply discard the old glue board and replace it with a new one. The Asian Lady Beetle trap and three glue boards sell for $9.95. A package of 10 additional glue boards sells for $12.75 from Gardens Alive! (513-354-1482, www.GardensAlive.com).

	Are fruit flies bugging you? The Fruit Friend Fruit Fly Trap attracts the little pests and they disappear into the trap-forever!

Insect Control Tip No. 3: Fruit Fly Trap

Fruit flies are a nuisance in the kitchen, where they feed on ripened fruit and vegetables brought in from the garden or supermarket. You can say goodbye to fruit flies when you place a Fruit Friend Fruit Fly Trap on your kitchen counter near fruit and other perishables.

Fruit Friend Fruit Fly Trap is small, lightweight and it comes in a neutral almond color that makes it unobtrusive on a kitchen counter. Just fill the trap with liquid fruit fly attractant and set the trap anywhere that fruit flies are a problem. Fruit flies will enter the trap to feed on the lure, and they won 't be able to get out. The trap's unique design prevents spills if the trap is accidentally turned on its side.

Three Fruit Friend Fruit Fly Traps and lure sell for $14.95. Additional attractant refills sell for $8.95. The Fruit Friend Fruit Fly Trap is available exclusively from Gardens Alive!

To order or request a free catalog, contact Gardens Alive!, 5100 Schenley Place, Dept. 141875, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025; phone (513) 354-1482, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Or visit the website at www.GardensAlive.com for easy, secure on-line ordering 24 hours a day.

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