Lemongrass For Fighting Cockroach / myLot

Germany

September 18, 2016 9:24pm CST

Good morning / day / evening fellow Mylotters! How was your weekend? Mine was full of activities. Bonding with my Pinoy family, dancing and walking to the beach with swimming as the reward of almost 5 kilometers walk. Today, I will be making Lemongrass Insect spray. I have just cooked a handful of lemongrass and will let it stay for a few hours or until it is cold. Have you heard about lemongrass insect spray? I have found out a few days ago that the lemongrass spray that I made was killing the cockroach that came to my bathroom. I hate cockroach. How about you? Enjoy your new week

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Cristy

@magallon (19279)

• Philippines

19 Sep 16

How can I tell that it is lemon grass and not cogon grass? They look the same..

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

19 Sep 16

try to break off a leaf and smell it

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

19 Sep 16

Lemongrass is what we called tanglad. Tanglad is what we use in cooking tinola @magallon. You can smell the difference as tanglad smells like citrus.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

19 Sep 16

@hereandthere good advice. Yes, that is how to smell the difference between lemongrass and cogon grass.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

19 Sep 16

Fortunately we don't have roaches, but I used to make lemongrass tea and use it in cooking. I hope I didn't kill myself! Lol! I wish it would work on snakes and spiders!

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

19 Sep 16

I make lemongrass tea as well as adding it to my cooking @DianneN. No, it is not killng us. How I wish it will work for snakes too.

hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

19 Sep 16

how do you cook/make the lemongrass spray?

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

19 Sep 16

I boiled a handfull of lemongrass and use the lemongrass water mixed with a few drops of lavender, orange and tea tree essential oils and put the mixture in an empty small bottle spray. Thànks for your interest @hereandthere

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JB_girl

@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

19 Sep 16

Why does it kill roaches when we use it for cooking?

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

19 Sep 16

That is a good question @sol_cee

. I have to find that out why.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

19 Sep 16

I'm glad you found a solution for cockroaches. I hate them as well. I haven't seen any since I moved back to Wisconsin about 25 years ago.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

19 Sep 16

I am glad about that too @just4him.

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@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19272)

• Philippines

19 Sep 16

Thanks for this info. I'll make a spray too, and I love the scent of lemongrass; it is so relaxing.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

19 Sep 16

You are very welcome @acelawrites. Enjoy making your lemongrass spray.

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sishy7

@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

19 Sep 16

No, I have never heard of lemongrass insect spray... Did you use just lemongrass or did you add other ingredients to the spray?

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79308)

• Germany

19 Sep 16

Besides the lemongrass water, I added 100% lavender, tea tree and orange essential oils @sishy.

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

20 Sep 16

I have plenty of lemon grass on my land over there .. I must try that ..

sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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20 Sep 16

I thought Citronella grass was more effective .. that is what we use here.

Anna

@LadyDuck (502394)

• Italy

19 Sep 16

I also hate cockroaches and even if I have never seen one around I am going to make the recipe for this repeller.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

19 Sep 16

Thankfully I've never had any cockroaches in my house - that would really freak me out. I'm glad you've found something that will kill them - horrible creatures.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

19 Sep 16

I have never heard of lemongrass insect spray. It's pretty hard to kill a cockroach so it must be pretty potent.

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