Dry White Sage is a natural cheap and cheery ladybug repellent. Here is a recipe from the link listed below Garlic Oil Sprays: Organic gardeners have long been familiar with the repellent or toxic affect of garlic oil on pests. when it is combined with mineral oil and pure soap,as it is in the recipe that follows, devised at the Henry Doubleday Research Association in England, it becomes an effective insecticide. Some studies also suggest that a garlic oil spray has fungicidal properties. Protection Offered: Good results, with quick kill, have been noted against aphids, cabbage loopers, earwigs, June bugs, leafhoppers, sqaush bugs and whiteflies. The spray does not appear to harm adult lady beetles, and some gardeners have found that is does'nt work against the Colorado potaoe beetles, grape leaf skeletonizers, grasshoppers, red ants, or sowbugs. How to Make: Soak 3 ounces of finely minced garlic cloves in 2 teaspoons of mineral oil for at least 24 hours. Slowly add 1 pint of water that has 1/4 ounce liquid soap or commercial insecticide soap mixed into it. Stir thoroughly and strain into a glass jar for storage. use at a rate of 1 to 2 Tablespoons of mixture to a pint of water. If this is effective, try a more dilute solution in order to use as little as possible. How to Use: Spray plants carefully to ensure thorough coverage. To check for possible leaf damage to sensitive ornamentals from the oil and soap in the spray, do a test spray on a few leaces or plants first. If no leaf damage occurs in 2 or 3 days, go ahead and spray more. Pyrethrin The dried, powdered flowers of the pyrethrum daisy, Tanacetum cinerarifolium, were used as early as 1880 to control mosquitoes. The popularity of pyrethrum insecticides waned when synthetic insecticides were introduced, but they are now enjoying a commercial comeback. Many new products formulated with natural pyrethrums are available. Pyrethrins are the insecticidal chemicals extracted from the pyrethrum daisy. Do not confuse them with pyrethroids, the term for a new class of synthetic pesticides. Pyrethrums, which are mainly concentrated in the seeds of the flower head, are a contact insecticide, meaning the insect only has to touch the substance to be affected. Pyrthrins have a quick knockdown effect on insects: Flying insects are paralyzed. pyrethrins can be applied up to one day before harvest because they are quickly destroyed by light and heat and are not persistent in the environment. Pyrthrins will kill lady beetes but do not appear to be harmful to bees. They are toxic to fish and to the aqautic insects and other small animals that fish eat. Pyrethrins do not seem to be toxic to birds or mammals. Protection Offered: Pyrethrins are registered for flowers, fruits, and vegetables, including greenhouse crops. they are effective on many chewing and sucking insects, including most aphids, cabbage loopers, celery leaftiers, codling moth, Colarado potaotoe beetles, leafhoppers, Mexican bean beetles, spider mites, stink bugs, several species of thrips, tomato pinworms, and whiteflies. they are especially good against flies, gnats, mosquitoes, and stored products pests. Flea beetles are not affected, nor are imported cabbageworms, diamondback moths, pear psylla, and tarnished plant bugs. How to Make: If you grow your own pyrethrum daisies, you'll have the main ingredient for a make-it-yourself spray. The concentration of pyrethrums is at its peak when the flowers are in full bloom, from the time the first row of florets open on the central disk opens too the time all the florets are open. pick flowers in full bloom and hang them in a sheltered, dark spot to dry. Once the flowers have dried thoroughly, grind them to afine powder, using a mortar and pestle, old blender or small hammer mill. Mix with water and add a few drops of liquid soap. Store in a glass jar and keep the lid tightly closed, because the mixture looses activity if left open. You'll have to experiment with the amount of water to add, because the concentration of pyrethins in the flowers is an unknown variable. If the spray you make does not seem to kill insects, use less water the next time you make the concentrated spray. Also keep in mind whole flower heads stay potent longer so do not grind until ready to use. How to Use: Pyrethrins are more effective at lower temperatures, so for best results, apply in early evening when temperatures are lower. Spray both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves, because spray must directly contact the insects such as thrips that hide in leaf sheaths and crevices. The first spray will excite them and bring them out of hiding, the second will kill them. Never use pyrethrin products around waterways and ponds. There are also products available that contain no harmful poisons one is called THE ASIAN LADYBUG TRAP I hope you found this information helpful Best of Luck

Boop, Barrowman is just slobberworthy in Torchwood. You're in for a treat. Funny, too, because he can get a little campy sometimes, and the writers give him some great one-liners. Ianto - Gareth David-Lloyd - is pretty easy on the eyes too, and he's much more interesting in the second season than he is in the first where he's just sort of a coffee-fetching drone. You'll also want to slap Owen on a regular basis, he's one of the most obnoxious characters I've encountered in a long time, except maybe Jeff in BBC's "Coupling" (which may be the only sitcom I've really liked in many years, raunchy as hell but very well written, especially Steve's rants about things like naked bottoms and cushions). If you get BBC America, don't watch the 5-part miniseries coming up in July until AFTER you've watched the first two seasons on DVD, or else it won't make any sense - Torchwood IS one of those series where you sort of have to start from the beginning or else it's pretty confusing. But, you're're in luck, as the miniseries is being released on DVD July 23. Doctor Who's Martha Jones pops up on Torchwood from time to time and there are perpetual rumors of her having a more permanent role on the team. (When it's shown on Sci-Fi Channel it's quite heavily edited. Some of the funniest parts are also some of the rudest, so they get chopped on Sci-Fi and the show loses something in translation.)

I have read all of them -- in order (I'm strange like that). I love them, and am anxiously awaiting the new book. I'll probably get it for Mother's Day or my birthday from DD#1, as she started me on the series. I love reading them. I wish I subscribed to HBO so I could watch it, but I'll get them from Netflix when they come out on DVD. Such enjoyable reading. You could probably finish them in 2 or 3 days or less. However, my husband always wants to eat dinner every night and have clean clothes, so I can't just sit and finish one of the books in one sitting.

I am still trying to catch up on shows...Castle I'll catch soon...with 10 shows to watch you can tell I got bored with it...have really enjoyed Scandal, The Black List, HTGAWM, sooo many shows...sooo little time but my TIVO has lots of room and some of the networks have a skip feature which with the push of one button rids all the commercials...Although I do admit to liking some of the commercials...Think Suburu dog commercials and basically anything with a dog!!...must keep this post going cause there is gonna come a time when I'm looking for something to watch...Netflix is gearing up with some good ones as well as Amazon Prime!! I loved Simon Baker in The Guardian...have season one of the mentalist on DVD and have watched a few shows here and there... I loved Person of Interest...his whispering voice seems to be part of the persona of his character...he is such a good actor with so many places to go...I missed the show and am glad they are wrapping things up... I'm still not over Downton being gone and now their wrapping up Mr. Selfridge...I watched Poldark last year and am hoping there is more to that show on PBS...