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lundi 14 septembre 2015

A Look At Some Of The Natural Mosquito Control Methods

By Shawn Hunter


Mosquitoes are one of the most loathed bugs today. This is not without its reasons all or most of which revolve around the harm it does to mankind as well as the environment. To begin with, its artificial pesticides, meant to harm mosquitoes does more than that. It contains a harmful compound, poisonous to humans and the environment called DEET. Luckily, natural mosquito control methods do exist. As we prepare to dig into this knowledge, let us refresh our memories as to why it is necessary to control mosquitoes.

Malaria is as good a place to start. This tropical illness, that has no vaccine no less is responsible for thousands of children deaths has mosquitos as carriers. Also there is the constant irritation that comes with mosquito bites. Add to this the irritating sound one hears, everytime mosquitoes re weighing you up as the source of their next meal, and it is paramount control and extermination of the bug is needed. Now, here is a few of those methods:

Firstly by use of citronella oils. These are capable of repulsing mosquitoes away. The scent of the burning oil being enough to do the job. This plus the fact that they make good candles gives rise to the brilliance of a natural pesticide that is citronella candles. So next time you do not have to cut short your candle lit dinner because of mosquitoes. Use citronella oils. It will be worth it.

Lavender is also a suitable alternative. Yap! Believe it. Not everything walking under the sun appreciates lavender. Well at least mosquitoes do not. By adding one or two lavender drops to a ribbon and tying it to the windows ensures those bugs keep away from your home.

Together with this, applying two to three tablespoonful of lavender body oil is enough to keep mosquitoes at bay. No more fighting a losing war involving you smacking your arms and other body parts as well. Moreover, regular vegetable oils can also suffice as an alternative. Either of these would teach those pests a lesson.

Moving on there is also bug repellant sun screen. This can also be used as a weapon against mosquitoes. This on top of it being used to protect skin against harmful UV rays from the sun. Being all natural it has no toxins with which to harm either the environment or humans.

Garlic, when you eat a lot of it will also be effective in keeping the mosquitoes at bay. That is right, even mosquitoes hate it when you eat a lot of garlic. This is not because of the breath though. Rather, its due to the excess garlic oil that the skin pores release into the skin. This creates a coat that covers the skin. The mosquitoes cannot penetrate this coat and are thus effectively kept out.

Lastly, the elimination of stagnant pools of water within your compound is also mightily effective in in controlling mosquitoes. This is by destroying their breeding grounds which is in fact stagnant water. Ensuring homes are free of any stagnant water in places such as pet water bowls, bird baths, gutters that are poorly drained, and even empty cans, especially during the rainy season will aid in this cause. Mowing the lawns often will also help as mosquitoes also long grass as breeding grounds.




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