Mosquitoes
are the carrier of malaria parasite and they have sent many especially children
to the great beyond. Research has shown that people especially experts prefer
to find solutions to how to treat or prevent malaria rather than how to combat
the mosquito itself.
Anopheles mosquito |
It has been discovered that standing water is
where mosquitoes make more mosquitoes. We can limiting the insects' ability to
breed by clearing gutters, filling in sunken parts of your lawn, and regularly
changing the water in your birdbath or kiddies’ or swimming pools and not
allowing any used/dirty water around your house.
Garlic has been discovered as an effective
natural mosquito repellant. Garlic juice can be mixed with water or better
still, piece and drop the onion-like around the house. Apart from mosquitoes,
garlic also repels vampires! It scarce away reptiles like snakes, wall-gecko,
amongst others.
Although, it might not be seen a better
option because of its nature, a bat can eat hundreds of insects, mosquitoes
included in less than one hour. Build or buy a bat house, hang it in a
well-ventilated area, and let those web-winged creatures do their thing.
Because the essential oils in many herbs are
natural insecticides, you can throw a bundle of rosemary or sage on the coals
while you're barbecuing in order to keep backyard mosquitoes at bay.
Mosquitoes are lightweights. A fan preferably
table fan blowing at a speed of two miles per hour is simply overpowering to a
mosquito. So try strategically placing fans around you when sleeping to get a
good bug-free breeze going.
Lemon grass contains citronella oil, which
has a strong scent that makes it hard for mosquitoes to find you. At the same
time, lemon grass is a beautiful mounding perennial. Plant some on your
property wherever your family and friends like to congregate.
Mosquitoes are not attracted to all kinds of
light. Instead of standard bulbs, opt for LEDs, yellow bug lights, or sodium
lamps. This light switch would reduce the number of mosquitoes swarming around
the entrances to your house during evening hours.
It has also been discovered that certain
species of mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors like black, blue, and red
and they are all attracted to heat. So stay cool (and less appealing) by
wearing lighter colors. While you're at it, try to avoid wearing scented
perfumes or lotions.
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