July 20, 2025
Stop Spraying Poison! Try Natural Pest Control Hacks
Are bugs ruining your peace — or worse, is your “solution” secretly harming your health? In this must-hear episode of Chasing Eden, we expose the hidden dangers of traditional pest control and reveal powerful natural alternatives that actually work. From essential oils to garden herbs and expert insights from Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Daniel Pompa, we’re giving you the tools to reclaim your wellness sanctuary — without the toxic chemicals.
You’ll learn how peppermint, lavender, and even lemongrass can turn your home into a bug-repellent fortress while supporting your immune system and mental clarity. Plus, we’ll show you how to create your own all-natural sprays, which herbs to plant around your porch, and how one surprising “mosquito dunk” trick can protect your yard without harming your family or pets.
It’s time to live intentionally — because chasing Eden means honoring your body and the earth. Tune in to discover how to defend your space naturally, why most pest sprays are endocrine disruptors in disguise, and when to call in a pest control pro who actually gets it.
Say goodbye to bugs — and the chemicals that come with them.
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Welcome back to Chasing Eden, the show where we explore
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holistic health, vibrant living, and how to reclaim control over
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your environment, body, mind, and home. I'm your host, Carolyn Thompson,
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and today's episode is about natural pest control. Because nothing
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disrupts your wellness sanctuary like ants in the kitchen, mosquitoes
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on the porch, or worse, toxic chemical sprays that leave
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your home smelling like a lab experiment. So today we're
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gonna dig deep, and I mean deep, into natural, healthy
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ways to keep bugs, pests, and creepy crawlers out of
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your life without sacrificing your health in the process. We'll
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talk about natural repellence you can use right now, herbs
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that double as kitchen staples and pest fighters, doctor as
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in Doctor Pampa's expert insights, and what to look for
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in a pest control company if you need professional help,
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and some shocking truths about what common pest control sprays
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might be doing to your hormones, your gut, and your
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immune system. Let's get started. Why go natural? Let's start
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with a simple truth. Your skin, your lungs, your liver,
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and your brain were not designed to process synthetic pesticides.
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According to doctor Daniel Pampa, a leader in cellular detox
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and environmental toxicity, what you put in your home is
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as critical as what you put in your body. In
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one of his detoc summits, he talked about the way
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household chemicals, including pests sprays, can damage mitochondria, disrupt hormones,
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and build up in fat tissue. And let's not forget
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the irony here. You're spraying to protect your family, but
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you may be doing more long term harm than the
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pests ever would have. Doctor Josh Acts, a certified doctor
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of Natural Medicine and clinical nutritionist degrease. He often talks
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about supporting your body's detox pathways and reducing your toxic load.
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Pest sprays are one of the sneakiest sources of endocrine
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disrupting chemicals in the modern home. So if wellness starts
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at home, your first line of event defense should be natural.
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The power of essential oils. Let's talk about solutions. One
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of the most powerful natural tools in your arsenal is
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essential oils. So here are five of the most effective
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oils for pest control. Peppermine oil, ants, spiders and even
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mice hate it. Place a few drops on a cotton
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ball and tucket into corners and crevices. Lemon grass oil
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effective again mosquitoes and flies. Tea tree oil works well
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for repelling lice, ticks, and even fleas. Lavender oil it
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not only repels moths and mosquitoes, but it also smells
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amazing and it helps you to relax. Ucalyptus oil it's
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great for deterring insects and clearing the airways. A win win.
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Doctor Axe recommends mixing essential oils with witch hazel and
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a bit of distilled water to make a natural spray
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for indoor or outdoor use. You can spray it on
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door frames, windowsills, and even baseboards anywhere that you see
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critters trying to creep into your home. Now, let's talk
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about the outside of your home. Your yard and garden
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can be your first layer of defense, and thankfully, Mother
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nature gives us everything we need herbs that look good,
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tastes good, and also ones that drive the pests away.
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So here's what you can plant outdoors. Lavender surprise repels moths, flies, fleas,
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and mosquitoes. Basil it's not just for pasto. It keeps
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flies and mosquitoes away and if you place potted basil
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near your doors, you can also help keep the flies
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and the mosquitoes out of your home. Rosemary is another
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one that deters mosquitoes and a variety of other insects.
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It typically thrives in warm climates and it smells wonderful,
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although I've heard that it could be invasive as well. Mint.
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It's effective against ants and fleas. You can plant it
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in containers. And yes, it's another one that spreads pretty fast,
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so you want to watch out for that one. Maybe
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keep it in containers and not plant it out in
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your yard where it could spread and affect other things
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that you might want to be growing. Lemon grass, which
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smells amazing. It contains citronella naturally, the same compound us
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in many of the commercial repellents out there. You can
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plant these around your porch, patio windows, in raised beds.
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The oils in these herbs are often enough to keep
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the pest from settling in, and they support your health
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in so many other ways. That's what I call functional landscaping.
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Here's one that we just recently started using in our
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home a couple of weeks ago, and we can testify
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to its effectiveness. It's one that most people don't know about,
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and one that we had to learn when we came
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here to Oklahoma and started getting bit pretty badly in
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our backyard by mosquitoes. And I was at the hair
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dry for one time and I was discussing with her
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the mosquitoes, and she, the lady at the hairdresser, gave
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me this advice to go get mosquito dunks. She promised
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me that they would work, and so we did buy some.
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We bought some buckets from Lows, filled them up with water,
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put our mosquito dunks in. They're supposed to last about
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thirty days, and so far, so good. We've only had
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them for a few weeks, but I would say that
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there is a drastic reduction in mosquitoes. So if we
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look at mosquitoes, honestly, they're the most annoying critters. They
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carry viruses, they ruin your evening walks, They're tenacious. So
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one of the best cup secrets in national pest control
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is mosquito dunks. They're small doughnut shaped tablets that contain
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Basilis Thurin genesis is real ensis. Okay, I don't know
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if I pronounce that right, but you get the idea.
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It's also called BTI for short. It's a naturally occurring
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bacteria that targets mosquito larvae before they get a chance
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to mature into biting adults. The best part, it's non
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toxic to humans, pets, fish, and wildlife. Drop a dunk
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into any standing water, bird baths, rain barrels, plant trays
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and it will work for up to thirty days. And no,
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this is not a fringe hippie solution. The CDC actually
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endorses BTI as a safe and effective form of mosquito control.
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So when do you call a professional and who do
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you trust? Some infestations are too much for herbs and
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oils alone, and you might need to call in some backup. But,
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and this is key, not all pest control companies are
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created equal. You want a company that understands integrated pest
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management or IPM for short, energy, that uses minimal chemicals
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and focuses on prevention, ceiling entry points, and monitoring. One
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company that's been leading the way in more natural pest
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control is Massy Services, and most recently in a doctor
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Papa video was recommended by him. They offer a more
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environmentally responsible approach and they focus on targeted treatment rather
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than blanket spring. Ask some questions before you hire somebody.
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Some good ones might be do they use synthetic pyrethroids
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or natural enzymes? Are their treatments safe for kids and pets?
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And do they offer a prevention focused plan? Now, remember
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you're the gatekeeper of your home. You're the one that's
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in charge, so make sure anyone you hire understands that
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a bigger picture is holistic wellness. So let's zoom out
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to wrap up. Natural pest control isn't just about bugs.
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It's about choosing to live in a way that honors
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your body, your family, and the earth. When you choose
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herbs over hormone disruptors, oils over organo phosphates, you're sending
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a message that your health comes first. You're living intentionally,
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You're chasing eden. So what's your next step. Maybe you'll
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start with a few basil pots on the windowsill, or
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swap out your raid for peppermint oil, or maybe you'll
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have a conversation with your pest control company about safer alternatives.
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Whatever you choose, choose with intention. And if you like
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today's episode, please share with someone who's looking for natural
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chemical freeways to reclaim their space, leave a review, follow
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us on Instagram at at Chasing Eden podcast, and stay
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tuned for more health forward, heart centered living tips. Until
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next time, stay grounded, stay growing, and keep Chasing Eden.
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