Cleansing, washing, scrubbing, and revitalizing portions of your environment, to make your surroundings as attractive and nurturing as possible, can be hard work. The more you have to clean, the more cleansers and work are needed to get the job done. From the beginning, we’ve accepted this important fact: for a given amount of cleaning, a foxed amount of work, using a fixed amount of cleansers will be required over a fixed amount of time.

But what if all you have to do is apply the cleansers, and afterwards they do the work for you? The same amount of work is involved, but the cleansers themselves do the lion’s share of it. And what if they micro-clansing they do takes place over time, so they continue cleaning up long after they’re applied? These novel ideas guided us from the start.

That’s why we formulated our cleansers so that they are easy to apply. Spray them on — or sprinkle them over — the areas that need to be cleansed, and your work is done. They do all the heavy lifting for you.

Now BotaniServe™ is taking even greater strides forward, reducing workload and magnifying the cleansing effect, by packaging these long-lasting cleansers in a controlled-release form that allows for cleansing a much larger area with the same amount of cleanser. The secret? Proprietary controlled-release substrates.

We’ve discovered a number of advanced materials that retard the degradation of the active ingredients in our cleansers. Other materials allow the active ingredients to disperse slowly, instead of all at once, after they are applied. Much of our R&D budget in 2011 was consumed in the search for these materials, and we expect 2012 to reflect a similar picture.

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1. First, handling such clutter is a good way to  get bitten, unless you suit up in a tyvek bunny suit that covers you from head to toe. Although these spiders are not aggressive, they–like most spiders–will bite when handled roughly. Picking up clutter that may contain live specimens brings you into the kind of close contact that could result in a bite.

2. Second, removing clutter containing live specimens of such spiders from one location to another is a good way to transport the infestation to the new location. When you do that, you broaden the infestation zone to include the new location, including whatever vehicle the clutter is transported in.

Neither approach portends of a happy outcome.

There’s a better way, and though it works well,  it doesn’t involve the use of pesticides, repellents, or mitigants. This means, for one thing, that the procedure does not involve exterminating the pests involved. This has far-reaching consequences. For example, if you happen to have pets in your home, you won’t have to worry that your cats, dogs, kittens, or puppies, will be exposed to dead or dying pests while you are in the process of making your home pest free.

Furthermore, only three simple steps are involved.

Let’s first set the stage. You want to make a certain area within your domain free of insect and/or arachnid pests. That area is what can be called the PestAvoidance area. It could be a very small space, such as one room in your home, or it could be quite large, such as your entire home, or your entire yard and home. The more extensive the area, the more complicated and time-consuming the job. But PestAvoidance works on all areas, large or small. You have to decide, though, how much time you can devote to the task, and — like with most things in life — it is usually wise to start small and enlarge on it as you become more familiar with the process.

Let’s assume you are determined to rid your home of spiders. The spiders known to produce medically serious bites varies, in North America, by location. One study (Hank Guarisco [1999]: “House Spiders of Kansas,” J. Arach. 27:217-221) listed 15 species of true synanthropic spiders in Kansas. These are spiders that are able to produce breeding populations in homes, are rarely found in the wild, and are easily transported from one home to another in boxes, clothing, and other stored goods; two of these are known to produce medically significant bites. Another 26 species are seasonally abundant inside homes, mostly during the late spring, summer, and early fall months; three of these (representing distinct species of black widow spiders) produce medically significant bites. In addition, another 33 species of spiders were found to occasionally enter homes.

Kansas is not particularly unique in this regard.  It is not unusual for homes anywhere in the U.S. to harbor multiple species of spiders that live there throughout the year. Similarly, it is common for the diversity of spiders found in our homes to increase during the warmer months of the year. Some are wandering hunters, others spin webs in corners of rooms, under furniture, behind appliances, in closets, and so on. From time to time these spiders may come into close contact with you and other members of your family, and–though the incidence tends to be rare–the possibility of a medically significant bite cannot be ruled out.

If you are troubled by the number of wandering spiders and spider webs you have been finding in your home, you may be ready to turn your entire home into a PestAvoidance zone that is entirely free of spiders. You realize that is a natural, rational response, but if you are familiar with spider biology you also know that spiders are — in general — among the most beneficial organisms found in our environment. To some, that fact presents a serious dilemma. How can you rid your homes of spiders while respecting the benefits they provide mankind? The PestAvoidance concept provides an answer to this question by using habitat modification processes that produce an environment which neither nurtures nor attracts spiders of any kind. Once such an environment is established in your home, spiders cease to be found there. Those that are there when the project commences are not killed; they simply vacate the area, some dying natural deaths, while others migrate to nearbyt locations that positively attract and nurture them.

How, specifically, can the PestAvoidance concept work to rid your home of spiders? One effective way–one, in fact,that has been carried out successfully by people from all walks of life,  is described as follows, in three easy steps:

STEP ONE–IDENTIFY A FEW TEMPORARY PESTAVOIDANCE ZONES (tPAZ) TO WORK WITH:

Survey the area you want to make pest free (in this example, your entire home), until you find a few small areas within it that are already entirely free of pests. You know the areas are free of pests because you can’t see any there, even using a good flashlight to search for them. Even a home thoroughly infested with spiders of all kinds will usually have a few small places that are free of them altogether. In some cases, these areas may be the visible areas that are free of clutter.

These are temporary PestAvoidance Zones, or tPAZ for short. Most tPAZ are relatively free of things that attract and nurture pests, though they may have a small amount of visible and invisible grime, oil, wax, and other natural substances that will, from time to time, attract and nurture pests. Given time, pests will pass through those areas, and some might even take up housekeeping there, unless you take proactive steps to make them permanently pest free.

STEP TWO–CONVERT EACH tPAZ TO ITS OWN PERMANENT PESTAVOIDANCE ZONE (pPAZ):

Once you identify a few tPAZ, apply small amounts of a cleansing solution to the walls, baseboards, and other parts of each tPAZ ONLY, to dissolve and wash away the grime, oils, waxes, and other substances that may attract or nurture pests. Only small amounts of cleansing solution are needed. Resist the temptation to overdo it. Almost any natural, non-toxic cleansing agent will suffice, including any of the BotaniWash™ products developed by EntomoBiotics Inc. If the cleansing dispenser provides for a fog application, adjust the nozzle to this setting and gently fog a small amount of the solution onto the walls, baseboards, and other surfaces,  being careful not to apply the solution to the point of run-off, or to hard floor surfaces where it may cause a slip hazard. A few natural cleansing agents, particularly those with pure essential plant oils, contain residual substances that continue dissolving grime for days and weeks after they are applied, even if the surfaces they are applied to are not wiped or scrubbed down.

Note that most natural, non-toxic cleansing agents are not designed to work as pesticides, pest repellents, or pest mitigants. They simply neutralize and wash away the natural substances that attract and nurture pests. In the process, you create a small permanent PestAvoidance Zone, or pPAZ. Of course, it is only as permanent as you make it, by applying small amounts (emphasis on small, as — when using botanical-based natural essential plant oils — less is better) of fresh cleansing agents in that area on a regular basis. Honestly, less is really better.

STEP THREE–ENLARGE EACH pPAZ VIA THE NEW tPAZ IT CREATES ON ITS EDGES:

Once you have created a few small pPAZ, wait and watch.

Within a few days you will begin to notice that each pPAZ is now ringed by a small area of new tPAZ, as spiders find no reason to approach each pPAZ and thus spend all their time, instead, in other places, further and further away.

As this happens, enlarge the size of each pPAZ by applying small amounts of the same cleansing agent you used before to the new peripheral tPAZ ringing each one.

You should also begin to notice new, isolated tPAZ that were once inhabited by spiders, but that now are temporarily free of them. This happens because enlarging each pPAZ has the effect of reducing prey and habitat. There are fewer spiders around to inhabit your home, and those that are around are not getting fed as often because–in the process of making your home less attractive and nurturing to spiders–you are also making your home less attractive and nurturing to the organisms they prey on. When food supplies dry up, those that depend on those supplies simply die of natural causes or move out.

Convert each new tPAZ to a pPAZ as soon as you notice them, by applying fresh cleansing solution to them. Then keep up the program until–usually within a relatively short time–you have established the entire house as a Permanent PestAvoidance Zone that you created, not by killing a solitary thing, but merely by capitalizing on the natural temporary PestAvoidance Zones you find, first by making them permanent–which soon results in new temporary PestAvoidance Zones on their peripheries, then making them larger until, voila! the whole area is included.

Once that condition has been reached (and the whole area has become a PestAvoidance Zone), that’s the time to start an aggressive de-cluttering program to tidy things up, discard unused and unnecessary stuff that just gets into the way. That’s habitat modification at its best. And with household spiders, that’s the best, and safest, way to get the job done.

So… How well does it work?

Beginning in 2008 EntomoBiotics Inc. began developing and testing a number of formulations of natural, non-toxic cleansing and washing solutions. Ultimately this project resulted in several formulations — BotaniWash™ -– that contain different mixes of essential plant oils in three concentrations (5129, Low Odor, and Extreme Clean). The Extreme Clean formulation has been discontinued, as our studies have shown that the 5129 formula was every bit as effective.

The remaining formulations, and others like it, can be used merely as cleansers to wash away oils, waxes, pheromones, and other natural grimes and detritus that nurture and/or attract pests. That process, in conjunction with mechanical habitat modifications, creates permanent  PestAvoidance zones, which can be expanded to produce pest-free environments in a relatively short time frame. The BotaniWash™ formulations work, not as pesticides, repellents, or even as pest mitigants, but as simple habitat modifiers that do nothing more than create conditions that are not attractive or nurturing to these spiders or their prey. And remember, they don’t work alone. Getting on with mechanical habitat modifications the minute it is clear that the areas needing such modifications have become PestAvoidance Zones, is crucial. Only by doing that will you easily maintain permanent PestAvoidance Zones in your home or yard.

But let’s get back to the question of how well this procedure works with household spiders. Do they work? The evidence seems clear that they do, simply because:

(1) dead spiders are only rarely or almost never found (as would be the case if the habitat modifiers simply killed the spiders outright the way a pesticide does) ;

(2) new infestations do not appear to crop up in other locations nearby (as would be the case if the habitat modifiers merely repelled the spiders so that they moved away, to other places in the same locality);

(3) the spiders are not simply found in smaller numbers than before (as would be the case with ordinary pest mitigants); and

(4) live spiders cease being observed, either running free or getting caught in sticky spider monitors placed in nooks and crannies, as well as in all the other areas where they had been observed in the past.

In summary, the spiders don’t die en masse (if  they did, you’d find their dead bodies everywhere), or run off to other places (and they’d start showing up in those other places), or just diminish in number (as going from seeing a bunch every day to seeing half as many a week later, followed by say, a quarter as many the next week, and finally to seeing only one or two a month. Such gradual reductions are not observed. The spiders simply disappear.

We could ponder the dynamics of precisely what is taking place, and, in fact, I’m doing just that, but so far I have no firm answer beyond the simple observation that habitat modification, using mechanical modifications to the environment, along with using natural, non-toxic products, is at its root the practice of PestAvoidance. The objective is to create, or take advantage of existing–and usually temporary–PestAvoidance zones in the area you want to make free of pests, making them permanent. Before long you will notice that each permanent PestAvoidance zone is larger than it was earlier, and the longer you continue to practice PestAvoidance procedures there the larger it gets until the entire area is pest free. Click on the link to read more about that process.

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Long Life, Slow Release Granules…

The essential plant oils in each package are drawn from carboys that are carefully stored at our facility, prior to mixing, at low temperatures in oxygen-free, nitrogen-rich atmospheres. In addition to the essential plant oils in these granules, we add whole herbs that have been subjected to a proprietary extraction process to draw out their natural ingredients and express them in a slow-release formula. To this mixture is added pure, natural castor oil, known for its non-toxic preservative qualities, and natural, non-toxic, refined coconut oil, which in combination act to extend the useful life of each granule after it has been dispensed into the environment. Each BotaniMulch™ 5128 mixture is carefully homogenized and cured in a low-oxygen, nitrogen-rich atmosphere until ready for packaging. Individual packages are assembled in a low-oxygen, nitrogen-rich atmosphere, then vacuum sealed, to prevent oxidation during packing and storage.

BOTANIMULCH 5128 Starter Pack

BotaniMulch™ 5128 Essential Plant Oil Granules

BotaniMulch™ 5128 consists of pure, virgin corncob grit infused with select amounts of essential plant oil cleansers, including rosemary, cinnamon leaf, corn mint, and eucalyptus citriodora, with phenethyl propionate (the terpene found in geranium and rose blossoms that make them smell sweet). Whole herbs of oregano, clove buds, fennel seeds, and Ceylon cinnamon bark are added to the granular base, then blended together in a homogenizing base of castor oil, coconut oil, and mineral oil that is carefully mixed with the corncob grit and vat cured until the oils have been fully absorbed.

These ingredients were all chosen for their odor absorbing and neutralizing faculties, their pleasant smelling, noxious-odor-blocking fragrances, and their well-known cleansing actions.

The BotaniMulch™ 5128 formula is 100% biodegradable, and has excellent mulching and habitat-modifying qualities that make it suitable for use in yards and landscaping, broadcasting throughout yards and patio areas, around pools, cooking and dining areas, and applying as a habitat modifier and odor neutralizer at selected locations inside homes, in closets, garages, sheds, and similar structures.

Helpful tips on ordering this product:

1. STARTER PACKAGES AND REFILL CASES

Starter packages include a handy dispenser bottle with a perforated shaker-lid. The dispenser bottle is shipped filled with 36 oz. (by volume) of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules, and is individually nitrogen packed and vacuum sealed for freshness. The starter package also includes three refill bags, each containing 36 oz. (by volume) of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules, and each package is individually nitrogen packed and vacuum sealed for freshness.

Refill cases contain six refill bags of 36 oz. (by volume) of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules, each individually nitrogen packed and vacuum sealed for freshness.

For most homes, the contents of a single 36 oz. BotaniMulch™ 5128 dispenser bottle will mulch the perimeter of the structure, and one refill will usually mulch the perimeter of most fenced back yards. If your home or business structure and/or yard is larger than average, or has lush landscaping around its perimeter or in landscaping islands (which should be mulched independently), additional quantities will be needed for this product to serve as part of an overall habitat modification program to create a nurturing and attractive environment.

Initiation of a habitat modification program is greatly enhanced by aggressively mulching the perimeter of the structure, any lush landscaped islands in the yard, and along the perimeter of the yard’s fence-line, with BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules once weekly for the first two to three weeks of the program. Afterward, a maintenance mulch, as described below, will usually suffice.

As with any sanitation and cleansing project, regular mulching with this product, along with the use of BotaniWash™ 5129 (outside the home in weep holes, at masonry and clapboard seams around doors and windows, in seams between  patios and your home’s foundation, and on exposed surfaces) and BotaniWash™ L.O. (inside the home), are important adjuncts to, and form a significant part of the implementation of any comprehensive habitat modification project carried out at your home or business.

BOTANIMULCH 5128 36 oz. Dispenser Bottle with Perforated Cap

BOTANIMULCH 5128 Dispenser Cap

BOTANIMULCH 5128 Refill Bag for 36 oz Dispenser

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In months when average outside temperatures are above 45 degrees Fahrenheit, maintenance mulching of the structure, all lush landscape islands in the yard, and the yard fence-line, once every two weeks will provide sufficient habitat modification as part of a plan to create an environment that is attractive and nurturing to its human inhabitants, especially when combined with regular use of OrganiWash™ 5129 (outside the home) and OrganiWash™ L.O. (inside the home).

If one individual will be dispensing the granules at a time, order a single starter package and add as many refill cases as you need to go with it. If more than one individual will be dispensing the granules at the same time, order as many starter packages as appropriate to provide each individual with his or her own dispenser. Then add as many refill cases as needed to go with them.

For best results, store dispenser bottles empty; use any residual granules left in the bottle to enhance areas already mulched, as the granules lose their freshness once the refill bag is opened.

Once a particular dispensing chore is complete, store the empty dispenser bottle in a safe place where it won’t get misplaced. This will ensure that you won’t have to order additional starter packs in the future.

2. BULK BotaniMulch™ 5128 GRANULES IN 5 GAL. PAILS:

BotaniMulch 5128

BotaniMulch™ 5128 botanical-based granular habitat modifier is available in 5 gallon pails for those who need to mulch large areas at a time.

This product has been used successfully — not as a stand-alone solution, but as one part of a comprehensive habitat-modification program around homes and businesses. In this role, one 5-gallon pail will mulch approximately 5,000 square feet of grassed back yard, using a standard push-type broadcast fertilizer or seed spreader.

Each 5-gallon pail is individually nitrogen packed for freshness, but once the pail is opened for use its freshness declines during storage. As a result, for best results the entire contents of the pail should be dispensed at once. For regular, periodic mulching of ordinary home and business structure and yard perimeters that do not require this amount of product for each mulching, purchasing starter packs and refill cases is recommended because — as each refill package is individually nitrogen packed and vacuum sealed — each individual, unopened refill pack will continue to be maintain its freshness.

ON-LINE ORDERING: We accept all major credit cards for online orders, using the PayPal credit card processing system. You do not need a PayPal account to order via our PayPal check out system and you do not need to sign up for a PayPal account. Simply click on the BUY NOW button under the item you wish to order: If you already have a PayPal account you will be able to log in to your account and pay as you have been accustomed to paying in the past; if you do not have a PayPal account you will be directed to pay using one of your major credit cards.

1. BotaniMulch™ 5128 Starter Package (SP = reusable 36 oz. dispenser, filled with 36 oz. of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules, plus three 36 oz. refill packs), individually nitrogen packed and vacuum sealed: $29.80.

—–  Buy 1 for $29.80 + $4.95 S&H** = $34.75 + sales tax*:

—–  Buy 2 @ $29.80 ea. ($59.60) + $0.00 S&H** = $59.60 + sales tax*:

—–  Buy 4 @ $29.80 ea. ($119.20) + $0.00 S&H** = $119.20 + sales tax*:

2. BotaniMulch™ 5128 Refill Case (RC = Case of six 36 oz. refill packs), individually nitrogen packed and vacuum sealed: $32.95.

—– Buy 1 for $32.95 + $4.95 S&H** = $37.90 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 2 @ $32.95 ea. ($65.90) + $0.00 S&H** = $65.90 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 4 @ $32.95 ea. ($131.80) + $0.00 S&H** = $131.80 + sales tax*:

3. Combined BotaniMulch™ 5128 Starter Packages (SP) and Refill Cases (RC):

—– Buy 1 SP @ $29.80 ea. + 1 RC @ $32.95 ea ($62.75) +$0.00 S&H** = $62.75 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 1 SP @ $29.80 ea. + 2 RC @ $32.95 ea ($95.70) + $0.00 S&H** = $95.70 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 1 SP @ $29.80 ea. + 4 RC @ $32.95 ea ($161.60) + $0.00 S&H** = $161.60 + sales tax*:

4. THE WORKS (MULCH/SPRAY COMBINED): Convenient, combination packs of one BotaniMulch™ 5128 Starter Package ($29.80 for one dispenser filled with 36 oz. of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules + 3 x refill packs, each containing 36 oz. of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules), and one BotaniMulch™ 5128 Refill Case ($32.95 for 6 x refill packs, each containing 36 oz. of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules), all individually nitrogen packed and vacuum sealed; plus one 32 oz. bottle of BotaniWash™ 5129 ($26.95 ea.), and one 32 oz. bottle of BotaniWash™ LowOdor ($19.95 ea.), for a package price of $109.65:

—– Buy THE WORKS Mulch/Spray Combo for $109.65 + $0.00 S&H** = $109.65 + sales tax*:

5. BULK: 5-Gal. Pail of nitrogen packed BotaniMulch™ 5128 Granules:

—- Buy 1 x 5-gallon pail for $59.95 + $9.95 S&H = $ 69.90 + sales tax*:

*Prices shown above are exclusive of sales tax; for sales shipped to locations within Texas, a 6.25% sales tax will be added to the price shown.

**Shipping and Handling: $4.95 for orders totaling $50.00 or less. Shipping & Handling is FREE for orders over $50.00, except for bulk 5-gal. pails.

Sensible Precautions for BotaniMulch™ products: MILDLY COMBUSTIBLE: KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES — FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY — KEEP OUT OF EYES — KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE — STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE — KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN AND ANIMALS.

For bulk quantities, or for deliveries to locations outside the lower 48 U.S. States: Call us at (512) 331-1111 for pricing  information.

NOTE: Customers who buy this product also buy BotaniWash™ 5129 Botanical-based Natural Plant Oil Habitat Modifier.

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BotaniWash 5129

BotaniWash L. O.

The essential plant oils in each bottle are carefully stored, prior to mixing, at low temperatures in oxygen-free, nitrogen-filled containers.

Mixtures are formulated and cured in oxygen-free, nitrogen-filled vats.

Finally, bottling is carried out in a low oxygen, nitrogen-rich atmosphere, and each bottle is topped up to exclude gaseous head-space at capping. The result is a bottle of high-quality, essential-plant-oil spray whose efficacy, at uncapping, is unconditionally guaranteed.

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These formulas have excellent cleansing qualities, making them suitable for removing dirt, grime, grease and oils, insect and spider feces and webbing–including egg sacs and similar organic debris–from wood, metal, epoxy and most plastic surfaces (but see the sensible precautions listed below).

Many use these products as important cleansing adjuncts to mechanical habitat modification techniques at homes and businesses, inside structures, on their exteriors, and in yards.. The pleasant-smelling essential plant oils and herbal extracts in these formulations have been used for centuries as cleansers, habitat modifiers and odor neutralizers.

The 32 oz. plastic bottles we use to contain these spray products were chosen for their ergonomic features that make it easy to direct sprays up, down, or sideways. A clear, graduated window stripe in the forward wall of each bottle enables the user to monitor the amount of liquid dispensed with each use, and to determine the amount left in the bottle.

The bottle’s chemical resistant spray head features an adjustable nozzle that, when twisted fully in the clockwise direction, produces a fine mist for saturating a nearby object, or when twisted three half turns counter-clockwise, produces a straight stream for maximum spray distance. In between these two settings the nozzle delivers an evenly adjustable stream that varies between a mist and a stream, depending on where the nozzle is set.

The spray head feed tube is fitted with a filter to prevent particulate matter from entering the tube, and is just long enough to position the end of the tube precisely at the base of the clear, graduated window stripe. This position is perfect for allowing the user to spray the last drop of liquid from the bottle when the spray is directed downward at a 45 degree angle with the spray head pointed over the clear, graduated window stripe. If the user wishes to direct a spray upward from a bottle that is less than half full, repositioning the spray head so that it points away from the clear, graduated window stripe will allow spraying the last drop from the bottle in that position.

Spray Head

Nozzle Exterior

Nozzle Interior.

Each bottle is shipped capped and sealed, with the spray head and feeder tube detached, vacuum sealed together in a clear plastic envelope. This assures that there will be no leakage during transit.

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Tips for Best Results: Open the plastic shipping envelope by making a clean cut directly across the long end of the envelope flap, leaving as much flap as possible. Save the screw-on cap and the clear plastic envelope provided with each bottle to simplify storage of the product between usages. After each use, remove the spray head from the bottle, operate the spray trigger several times to empty the feeder tube and spray head reservoir (I use a gloved hand to curl the feeder tube upward in a “U” shape, then direct the nozzle into the bottle’s opening so the liquid is sprayed into the bottle, to avoid wastage) before wiping dry with a clean towel. Then replace the screw-on cap before returning the capped bottle and spray head to the plastic  shipping envelope, and folding the flap down tightly, for storage in a clean, cool, dry place.

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BotaniWash™ 5129 contains essential plant oils of rosemary, cinnamon leaf, corn mint, eucalyptus citriodora, and phenethyl propionate, combined with herbal extracts of oregano herb, clove buds, fennel seeds, and cinnamon bark, in a blend of mineral, castor bean, and coconut oils. The pleasant fragrance of this formula makes it an excellent cleanser and habitat modifier for regular OUTDOOR use. In particular, spraying weep holes at the base of foundations, the gaps between patios and masonry slabs, wasp nests, spider webs, areas where spiders and bugs congregate, and surfaces where flies alight, cleanses, washes away, and deodorizes biological and other contaminants, including pheromones, feces, and odors produced by rodents, snakes, spiders and bugs. Suitable for use in deodorizing areas contaminated by decomposing animals, after the dead animals have been removed and disposed of.

BotaniWash™ L.O. (Low Odor) formulation contains essential plant oils of cinnamon leaf, corn mint, eucalyptus citriodora, and phenethyl propionate, combined with herbal extracts of oregano herb, clove buds, fennel seeds, and cinnamon bark, in a blend of castor bean, coconut, and mineral oils. The subtle fragrance of this formula does not wear thin, making it an excellent cleanser for regular INDOOR use. Spraying corners where spiders build webs and other bugs congregate, pet bedding and places where pets lounge, sleep and play, cleanses, washes away, and deodorizes biological and other contaminants, including pheromones, feces, and odors produced by rodents, snakes, spiders and bugs.  Many use this product with BotaniWash™ 5129 (around the home’s exterior), as part of a comprehensive sanitation, cleansing, and habitat modification program.

Sensible Precautions: USE SPARINGLY AND INFREQUENTLY FOR BEST RESULTS–DISPENSING IN A MIST SPRAY IS RECOMMENDED (LESS IS BETTER)–COMBUSTIBLE: KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES—NOT FOR INTERNAL USE OR FOR DIRECT APPLICATION TO SKIN—KEEP AWAY FROM EYES—PLANT HAZARD: DO NOT APPLY TO LIVE PLANTS—ALWAYS TEST BEFORE USING ON PLASTIC OBJECTS—SLIP HAZARD WHEN APPLIED TO MOST SURFACES—KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

ON-LINE ORDERING: We accept all major credit cards for online orders, using the PayPal credit card processing system. You do not need a PayPal account to order via our PayPal check out system and you do not need to sign up for a PayPal account. Simply click on the BUY NOW button under the item you wish to order: If you already have a PayPal account you will be able to log in to your account and pay as you have been accustomed to paying in the past; if you do not have a PayPal account you will be directed to pay using one of your major credit cards.

1. BotaniWash™ 5129 Outside Spray in 32 oz. bottles, with trigger sprayer: $ 26.95:

—– Buy 1 for $26.95 + $4.95 S&H** = $31.90 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 2@ $26.95 ea. ($53.90) + $0.00 S&H** = $ 53.90 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 4 @ $26.95 ea. ($107.80) + $0.00 S&H** = $ 107.80 + sales tax*:

2. BotaniWash™ LowOdor Inside Spray in 32 oz. bottles, with trigger sprayer: $ 19.95:

—– Buy 1 for $19.95 + $4.95 S&H** = $24.90 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 2 @ $19,95 ea. ($39.90) + $4.95 S&H** = $44.85 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 3 @ $19.95 ea. ($59.85) + $0.00 S&H** = $59.85 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 4 @ $19.95 ea. ($79.80) + $0.00 S&H** = $79.80 + sales tax*:

3. INSIDE/OUTSIDE SPRAY PACK: Contains 1 x 32 oz. b0ttle of BotaniWash™ 5129 ($26.95 ea.) PLUS 1 x 32 oz. bottle of BotaniWash™ LowOdor ($19.95 ea.):

—– Buy 1 x I/O Pack for $46.90 + $4.95 S&H** = $51.85 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 2 x I/O Pack for $93.80 +$0.00 S&H**= $93.80 + sales tax*:

—– Buy 4 x I/O Pack for $187.60 + $0.00 S&H** = $187.60 + sales tax*:

4. THE WORKS Spray/Mulch Combo Package: Convenient combination  of one 32 oz. bottle of OrganiWash™ 5129 ($26.95 ea.), one 32 oz. bottle of BotaniWash™ LowOdor ($19.95 ea.), one BotaniMulch™ 5128 Starter Package ($29.80 for one dispenser filled with 36 oz. of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules + 3 x refill packs, each containing 36 oz. of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules), and one BotaniMulch™ 5128 Refill Case ($32.95 for 6 x refill packs, each containing 36 oz. of BotaniMulch™ 5128 granules), all individually nitrogen packed and vacuum sealed; for a combined price of $109.65 each Combo Package:

—– Buy THE WORKS Combo for $109.65 + $0.00 S&H** = $109.65 + sales tax*:

*Prices shown above are exclusive of sales tax; for sales shipped to locations within Texas, a 6.25% sales tax will be added to the price shown.

**Shipping and Handling: $4.95 for orders totaling $50.00 or less. Shipping & Handling is FREE for orders over $50.00.

For bulk quantities, or for deliveries to locations outside the lower 48 U.S. States: Call for special pricing.

NOTE: Customers who buy this product also buy BotaniMulch™ 5128 Granular Habitat Modifier

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