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Dr. Bronners as insecticide
I want to use our Dr. Bronners as an insecticide on our window frames and screen to keep the bugs that can slip through from coming in since I would prefer to have the windows open instead of the AC. How do you dilute your Dr. B's for this kind of insecticide purpose?
Re: Dr. Bronners as insecticide
My understanding of using Dr. B's as an insecticide is that it sucks the moisture out of soft-fleshed insects, like aphids. I don't think it would work the way you suggest, i.e., spraying a surface and expecting it to keep bugs out. If you want to try it, it's 1 part Dr. B's to 9 parts water (so a 1:10 ratio). Everything I've read says to use peppermint Dr. B's. I've used it for aphids and it works well.
I think a more effective measure would be to spend an afternoon caulking the holes and crevices around your doors and screens, and replacing screens if necessary. That would provide a long-term solution rather than having to spray something all the time. We did this a few years ago and have little to no bugs coming inside when we have the windows open.