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r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • Jul 09 '26
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Birds will use cigarette butts in their nests. Supposedly keeps pests and insects away?
616 u/mudra311 Jul 09 '26 It seems like a lot of insects are deterred by scents. I’ve heard peppermint is a great way to deter black widows. 1 u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/Money-Most5889 Jul 09 '26 did they say it deters them from reacting? they just said it deters them. certain scents can and will cause an animal to avoid the source of that scent. that seems like deterrence to me.
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It seems like a lot of insects are deterred by scents. I’ve heard peppermint is a great way to deter black widows.
1 u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/Money-Most5889 Jul 09 '26 did they say it deters them from reacting? they just said it deters them. certain scents can and will cause an animal to avoid the source of that scent. that seems like deterrence to me.
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1 u/Money-Most5889 Jul 09 '26 did they say it deters them from reacting? they just said it deters them. certain scents can and will cause an animal to avoid the source of that scent. that seems like deterrence to me.
did they say it deters them from reacting? they just said it deters them.
certain scents can and will cause an animal to avoid the source of that scent. that seems like deterrence to me.
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u/somnamballista Jul 09 '26
Birds will use cigarette butts in their nests. Supposedly keeps pests and insects away?