The presence of insects in a house causes a lot of nuisance. Between fly defections, mosquito bites and bacteria carried by cockroaches, life quickly becomes unbearable. It is necessary, in this case, to react quickly in order to avoid an invasion of these not very pleasant creatures.
Fortunately, there are several effective methods that pose no danger to your health or the environment. So you can easily make your own insecticides with products you use every day at home.
1 – Homemade insect traps
Unlike insect traps offered in stores, these are ecological, cost almost nothing and are terribly effective.
Apple Cider Vinegar Trap
You will need:
– Cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar.
– Liquid dishwashing detergent.
– A glass bowl.
– A plastic film.
– A toothpick.
Pour 2 to 3 cm of cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar into the bowl. Then add a few drops of liquid dish detergent and shake to dissolve. By laying the bowl in the infested area in the evening, you will find many dead insects the next day. It seems that the darkness and the coolness of the night attract them more.
Flies and other insects are attracted to vinegar because of the smell that resembles that of rotting fruit. By approaching it to feed, they will drown thanks to the detergent.
Trap with fruit:
Place an old piece of skinless fruit in the bowl. Cover it tightly with plastic wrap. Make many small holes in the plastic with a toothpick. Fruit flies will enter the trap without being able to exit.
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