With the arrival of heat, insect pests increase, such as flies, mosquitoes and ants, among others. If you also have plants at home or a garden area, the greater the probability that your house suffers the invasion of these small and annoying animals. In the market you can find countless insecticide products, with different levels of efficacy promises and above all, full of toxic substances.
Fortunately, there are many home remedies with which to fight the presence of insects at home. Next we review what they are the best homemade tricks to keep the house bug-free. Most importantly, these are toxic-free remedies. So that your pets, your children and the whole family can live without insects at home and without the danger of being poisoned by these strong products.
Keeping the house free of insects
Insects are in the environment throughout the year, however, at some times its presence is greater and more annoying. This coincides with the hot seasons, which also tend to have the windows open and it is easier for annoying bugs to invade the home. Therefore, the first tip to keep the house free of insects is to do a deep cleaning of the house and always keep it clean.
When you have food scraps on the floor or table after eating, ants are more likely to come to pick up those little breadcrumbs or flies to search through food scraps. To avoid it, clear the table as soon as you finish eating, clean the surface very well and sweep up any possible food that may have fallen to the ground.
It is also very important that the kitchen is well collected and with clean dishes.especially during the hot months. As for the garbage container, if you do not have the possibility of hiding it inside a kitchen cupboard, it is important that it be a bucket with a lid. This will prevent fumes from discarded food from attracting flies and other undesirable insects.
Home remedies
For most insects, citrus smells are quite unpleasant and run away from them. Fortunately, the smell of citrus fruits is quite pleasant for the human nose, which is why it becomes an important anti-insect tool. Try these tricks:
- Chop the skin of several lemons and oranges in small pieces and spread over the soil of the garden or the pots you have at home.
- Cut several lemons in half and hammer in a few nails of spice in the halves. Place in a container in bedrooms, especially at night when you go to sleep. This remedy will keep mosquitoes away overnight.
- Citronella: Citronella is used as a mosquito and fly repellent and it is one of the most effective remedies, even as a repellent to use on the body. Get a spray of citronella and spray daily the frame of the windows, doors and habitual entrances of the insects.
- Laurel: Ideal for keeping flies away from the kitchen and dining room. Prepare an infusion with some bay leaves, mix with water and place in a spray bottle. You can daily spray the windows and doors of the kitchen, the dining room and in general, those rooms that are used to eat regularly.
Make sure your house is well sealed
Over time, small cracks can appear on the walls, as well as in the joints of the doors and windows. Insects are usually small in size and those small holes in the walls and elements of the home, they become the perfect hiding place for insects to proliferate and enter at home. Check well the walls that face the outside and all the joints of doors and windows.
In this way, in addition to preventing insects from having access to your home, you can save a lot of money on other services. Remember that through these small, practically imperceptible openings, a large amount of heat or cold escapes depending on the time of year.