Kapanlagi.com - How to get rid of insects at home is still sought after by many people in order to have a clean and healthy living space. Yes, the presence of insects in the house often disturbs and annoys. In addition, some insects can also be disease vectors. Although there are many insecticides available on the market, they can also be dangerous, especially for children. This is because the chemical content in them is very high, so it is not good to inhale.
Therefore, it is advisable to reconsider using insecticides. However, the good news is that you don't have to worry, there are several ways to get rid of insects at home using safe and easy-to-do ingredients.
Curious about how to get rid of insects safely? Don't let insects stay in your home for too long. For more details, check out the complete review below.
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1. Orange Peel
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From now on, after eating oranges, it's better not to throw away the orange peel immediately. Because, it turns out that orange peel can repel insects in the house. The pungent aroma produced by orange peel is highly disliked by insects.
To do this, you only need to place the orange peel around your house, such as on the door, window, or other parts of the house that may attract insects.
2. Lavender Flowers
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The presence of flies on the dining table often disturbs and annoys. In fact, flies are also one of the insects that can carry diseases. To anticipate this, you can take advantage of lavender flowers. Not only flies, mosquitoes also go away because of the lavender aroma. To do this, you only need to keep a few stems of lavender flowers that are often visited by flies.
3. Garlic and Baking Soda
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Cockroaches are one of the disgusting insects that are avoided by some people. The cockroach's habitat in dirty places causes the cockroach's body to contain parasitic worms that can harm your health.
To exterminate them, you can use a mixture of garlic and baking soda. First, slice the garlic, then pour baking soda and sprinkle it around the area where the cockroaches are.
4. Cinnamon Powder
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Although their presence is not disturbing, allowing a group of ants to be in the house is certainly annoying. To exterminate this insect, you can use cinnamon powder. Because ants do not like the aroma of cinnamon and it makes them go away. The way is quite easy, you just need to sprinkle cinnamon powder in the area where ants often nest.
5. Durian Skin
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Behind the delicious taste of durian, it turns out that durian skin has benefits for eradicating insects such as mites. This is because the aroma of durian is very strong and not liked by mites. In fact, the aroma from durian skin makes mites uncomfortable and can cause them to die. So, after eating durian, it is advisable not to throw away the skin immediately. You just need to place the durian skin in the room or other potential mite nests. It's quite easy, isn't it?
6. Dish Soap
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The presence of wasps and their nests is often found in houses. Of course, this makes people panic because they are afraid of being stung. To get rid of them, it's very easy, you just need to mix one liter of hot water with a lot of dish soap until it produces abundant foam. Stir well, then put it into a spray bottle. Direct this liquid to the entrance of the wasp nest.
7. Salt
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Salt is one of the kitchen spices that is considered effective in eradicating insects. To utilize salt, it turns out to be very easy. You can use this ingredient to spray areas that are often visited by insects. Just dissolve salt in water, and you can immediately obtain its benefits.
Those are a series of easy and safe ways to eradicate insects at home. In addition to the above methods, you should also regularly clean the house to avoid insects. Hopefully, it is useful.
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