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Well, bachfiend. You are more sensible than that first post led me to suspect. Also, I noticed your screen name for the first time--- I am something of a Bach fiend myself.

Apparently, all the issues have been aired.

DDT= bad news. Everyone knows this by now; it is long since off the market, but it is so persistent in the environment that when h.e.l.l freezes over, we'll probably be able to detect it in the ice cores.

You'll have your new piano maintained regularly, and the tech will give you any necessary early warning about pest species from mice to moths to mites.

DDT is very effective. Where it is scattered life no. However, it is very harmful

The best thing for insect and mouse repellent is Peppermint oil on a cotton ball. We have several huge warehouses and I don't like killing animals. It smells like peppermint but we have no mice or crawly bugs

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Insect Repellent

Soak a cotton ball in pure peppermint oil. Walk around your house and locate any areas of entry for insects, such as small holes in a wall or a crack in a window. Swab the cotton ball over the areas. If you have found an ant trail in your kitchen, swab the cotton ball over their place of entry and everywhere you noticed the ants traveling. Create a solution by mixing 2 tsp. peppermint oil with 1 cup water or rubbing alcohol and put it in a spray bottle. Spray the solution on outdoor furniture. This will keep mosquitoes and other flying insects at bay. Spray dog beds with the solution to keep fleas and ticks away.