Ants, Cockroaches, Mosquitoes... These Are the Pests Every Household Wants to Eradicate. Why Wait? Try These Effective Tips Below!

1. The Most Effective Ways to Get Rid of Cockroaches

Cockroaches are most repelled by the strong smell of onions. Therefore, place a plate of chopped onions in your pantry or food storage area. This will guarantee that cockroaches will have to move out immediately.

Cucumbers Repel Cockroaches

Place cucumber slices in your pantry or food storage area, and cockroaches will stay away. If the smell of cucumber fades after a few days, simply cut a fresh cucumber lengthwise and continue using it.

Onions Are the Smell Cockroaches Hate the Most

Cockroaches are most repelled by the pungent smell of onions. Therefore, place a plate of chopped onions in your food storage area, and cockroaches will have to move out. Furthermore, onions can slow down the decomposition process of food.

A Common Cockroach Repellent Used by Americans

A mixture of sugar and perilla leaves helps repel cockroaches. First, grind the sugar and perilla leaves into a powder in a 1:1 ratio and place it where cockroaches frequently enter. After 3-14 days, the cockroaches will be completely gone. This is the most common trick used by Americans to eliminate cockroaches.

Alum Prevents Cockroaches and Ants

Use hot water to dissolve alum, then soak a cloth in the solution to wipe the floor. When the floor dries, the white, pure alum will penetrate into the cracks in the floor. This method can prevent cockroaches and ants.

Orange Peels and Lemon Peels Keep Cockroaches Away

Dry orange and lemon peels and place them in the pantry or kitchen cabinet, or burn dried citrus peels. Not only will this repel cockroaches, but your house will also have a pleasant aroma.

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2. How to Get Rid of Ants Naturally Without Chemicals

Spray Fresh Lemon Juice Around Ant Nests or Trails

The acid in lemon juice will disrupt the sensory organs of ants, making it difficult for them to detect food inside the house. This can even lead to their death.

Make Ants' Sensory Organs Go Numb with Lemon Juice

Spray fresh lemon juice around ant nests or trails. The acid in lemon juice will disrupt their sensory organs, preventing ants from detecting the food inside the house, and may even kill them.

Essential Oils for Repelling Ants

You can spray essential oils like eucalyptus oil around windows, window sills, floors, or any ant trails to prevent them from entering.

Peppermint Oil

Many people have successfully repelled ants by spraying peppermint oil around windows, doors, and other places. Not only does it repel ants, but peppermint oil also leaves a pleasant fragrance in your home.

Boiling Water and Soap

This is a completely natural way to kill ants easily. You can use a spray bottle with a soap-water mixture to kill any ant you see. You can also pour boiling water into an ant nest to eliminate them completely.

Create an Ant Barrier Using Chalk Circles

This is a simple and effective method you should try. Draw a circle with chalk around the ant nest, and you'll notice that the ants won't dare cross the line to find food.

Repel Ants Using Baking Soda and Powdered Sugar

Mix baking soda with powdered sugar in a plastic cap and place it in areas where ants frequently travel. After a few days, you will no longer see them.

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3. How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes Without Chemicals

Keep the Peels of Oranges and Tangerines to Repel Mosquitoes

After eating oranges or tangerines, save the peels, dry them out, and store them to use for repelling mosquitoes when necessary.

Five-Color Grass

This is a familiar plant, often found growing along roadsides and in vacant lots (sometimes called "Tru Ni Thao" or "Scented Grass"). Five-color grass is considered a highly effective mosquito repellent, commonly used in rural areas.

Five-color grass contains natural compounds such as coumarin, which effectively repels mosquitoes. It is a key ingredient in many mosquito repellent products. However, if bitten by mosquitoes, do not rub five-color grass flowers directly onto your skin as it may cause skin irritation.

Mint

In addition to repelling bees, cockroaches, and ants, mint plants also serve as an excellent natural mosquito repellent.

You should plant a few mint bushes around your house to repel mosquitoes and other bothersome insects. If you don't have mint plants at home, you can buy a handful of mint, crush it, and place it in corners of the house, on top of cupboards, or windowsills to keep mosquitoes away for 1-2 days.

Verbena

Verbena (also known as "Phong Lữ Thảo") is a beautiful flowering plant with a captivating fragrance. The essential oil in verbena flowers contains compounds like a-pinene, myrcene, limonene, menthone, linalool, geranyl acetate, citronellol, geraniol, and geranyl butyrate, which have a calming effect, reduce stress, but at the same time, it's a scent mosquitoes despise.

You should plant a few pots of verbena flowers in your yard or house, both for decoration and to take advantage of its potent mosquito-repelling properties.

Chan Chim (Five-Finger Herb)

Known as Five-Finger Herb (or other names like "Ngũ Gia Bì Chân Chim," "Sâm Nam," "Chân Vịt"), this plant has the ability to purify the air and repel mosquitoes. According to NASA's research, Five-Finger Herb is effective at repelling mosquitoes. When you plant it in pots inside your house, mosquitoes will fly away and won't dare stay in your home.

Orange and Tangerine Peels

After eating oranges or tangerines, save the peels, dry them out, and store them to use for repelling mosquitoes when necessary.

The fragrance of orange and tangerine peels is appealing to humans, but mosquitoes avoid it. To repel mosquitoes, simply burn some dried orange or tangerine peels on a fire. While this method works only temporarily (for about one session), it also helps make your home smell pleasant.

Marigold Flowers 

The scent of marigold flowers and leaves is something mosquitoes can't stand. Planting marigolds around your house or garden is an effective way to reduce mosquito attacks.

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