Natural Alternatives To Pest Control

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By Anwesha Barari

Thursday, June 28, 2012, 9:48

Pest controls are a necessary evil in most of the homes. You have to opt for this method when insects and pest start co-inhabiting in your home. However, after spraying chemicals in your home, you have to either rent a room somewhere or stay at home with a persistent headache. Why try so much when you can easily opt for natural alternatives to pest control.

These days everything organic is in vogue. Organic pest control too is the need of the day. You can call an agency conduct an organic pest control session or do it yourself at home. All you will need are these natural alternatives to pest control.

Natural Alternative To Pest Control:

1. Ant Remedies: Is your kitchen infested with ants that float in your tea cups and eat away your chocolates from cupboards? Ants are usually attracted by the crumbs of leftover food on the kitchen sill. So, the best way to get rid of ants is to wipe the kitchen clean every night. If the problem persists, then try the most effective of the ant remedies. Once in a month, wipe the entire kitchen with kerosene. You will not see any more ants!

2. Lizard Remedies: Many people believe that keeping empty egg shells in the nooks and corners of the kitchen keeps lizards away. This organic pest control method works in a fantastic way for the tiny house lizards that are so common in every household.

3. The Camphor Effect: Camphor is one of the items in your house that will solve a whole lot of pest problems. Camphor contains sulphur which is a brilliant disinfectant. It also has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. Burning a few balls of camphor in your house will help you get rid of many small insects and fleas.

4. Mosquito Killers: Roaches and ants eat your food, but mosquitoes drink your blood. Most of the time, we have a pest control just because we cannot bear the mosquito bites anymore. There are many natural remedies for mosquitoes that can be easily applied at home.

Make a mixture of camphor and kerosene. Pour it into the liquid mosquito repellent bottles and attach it to the humidifier machine. Plug it in and you will see stunning results!

The dry shell of a coconut is also very useful to get rid of mosquitoes. The smoke that comes by burning the dry peels of a coconut repels mosquitoes.

These home improvement tips can save you from getting your senses assaulted by harmful chemicals. Do share your own natural alternatives for pest control with us.