Why are garlic, bay leaf and peppermint effective ant repellants?

Subject: Why are garlic, bay leaf and peppermint effective ant repellants?

Date: Thu Feb 10 18:16:35 2000
Posted by Stephen Walker
Grade level: 4-6 School: McAuliffe Elementary
City: Bakersfield State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 950228195.Gb

Message:


I tested to see if garlic, bay lear or peppermint was the most effective 
natural ant repellant.  I found that all three work.  But why do they 
work?  What is in them that repells the ants?

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