20 "Illegal" Pest Control Methods That Are Now Banned in 47 States

In 2024, the average American homeowner spent close to eighty dollars a visit calling in an exterminator for ants, moths, and mice, sometimes three or four times a year for the same recurring problem. Meanwhile, a ninety-one-year-old man in rural Missouri has kept his farmhouse pest-free for seven decades without ever calling a single exterminator, using tricks his father taught him before spray cans existed in most stores. These are the 20 "illegal" pest control methods that are now banned in forty-seven states, using nothing but cedar, vinegar, and a few kitchen spices. New episodes every 2 days. Subscribe for more forgotten American skills the modern world left behind.