"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" wrote in message
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I use home made concoctions to get rid of mites etc.
that I've learned from my neighbors.

Try blending onions & garlic with water (1 gallon water, 4 onions, and all
the cloves from a head of garlic). Put it in a bottle, stick it in the
garage, and forget about it for a year. Not only will it repel any bug
including Japanese beetles, it will cause car to swerve away from your
property. Nasty stuff. Perfect!