How to repel these 12 pets that usually appear in the hot season

In summer, the incidence of insects always happens with greater intensity, because it is at this hottest time of the year that they reach their reproductive maturity and there are more food offers in general. However, we can keep these bugs away without using insecticides, thus valuing the balance of the environment.

we, from awesome.club, we love to bring you interesting news that can be applied to your daily routine. For this, we list 12 insects and arachnids that appear in greater numbers in the hottest season of the year and solutions on how to deal with them aiming, among other things, for the health of your family. Check out!

These very social insects are qualified in several species and prefer to eat sugary things like sweets and cakes. Ants can cause painful stings, damage gardens and even cause hospital infections. To avoid them, remember to leave the house clean, trash cans covered and no food leftovers available on sofas and rugs, for example.

To scare away ants, you can use natural things with a strong smell, such as:

Lemon and orange peel: because of the strong smell of citrus fruits, the peels are great to be placed in the sugar bowl, for example; Clove and Cinnamon: you just need to take a handful of each and put it in a container without a lid or make a bag with a cloth and leave it in the places where ants usually go; Coffee grounds: coffee grounds are great for fertilizing the land in the garden or in the vase and also scares away ants; cayenne pepper: this pepper can be spread in the garden or in the anthill to drive them away, just be careful with children and pets; White Vinegar: put white vinegar in a bottle and spray it on the kitchen floor, counters and tables to scare them away; Vaseline: it can be passed in containers that are out of the fridge and even in your pet’s bowl; Lemon juice: the juice can be sprinkled on the floor, doors and windows to prevent ants from entering.

The cockroach is a resistant insect that can become a pest if left unchecked. The infestation exists because in the cities there are not many natural predators and in the houses they have adapted very well to find access, shelter, food and water. Cockroaches have become accustomed to consuming any type of garbage considered organic and contact with them can bring us diseases such as salmonellosis, asthma attacks, typhoid fever and gastroenteritis.

In addition to cleaning the house, it is important to know how to scare away and avoid such insects that can appear even in extremely clean places:

Do not leave food packages open and avoid eating in the living room or bedroom; Place screens on doors, windows and drains that cannot be fully closed; Maintain the sewer so that there are no leaks and accumulation of food and grease, for this you can use two tablespoons of baking soda, pour along with vinegar and cover. After about 25 minutes, just throw in hot water; Always take care of the hygiene of your home so as not to create an environment conducive to this insect.

Products and mixtures to prevent these insects from entering the house:

Bicarbonate and sugar: this mixture works well because the sugar attracts the insect and the bicarbonate causes poisoning; blond: like all insects, cockroaches hate strong smells, so just spread bay leaves or powder where they tend to appear and change them frequently; Lavender or Rosemary Oil: dilute a few drops in water and spray in corners, on doors and windows to prevent them from entering the house; Alcohol gel or soapy water: These products clog pores and prevent them from breathing.

These little arachnids, which have more than 1 million species, are in various parts of our home. Although some are visible like ticks, many of them are small enough to be seen only with the help of a microscope. They like to live on mattresses, pillows and carpets and can cause allergies.

These animals eat dead skin cells and beds are their favorite “restaurants”, and for them to be eliminated we list some basic procedures to be done:

Wash what you can, such as pillows, blankets and stuffed animals; Place bedspreads, blankets and pillows in the sun; Replace sheets and pillowcases weekly; Avoid fabric carpets and curtains.

In addition to the precautions mentioned above, there are ways to avoid infestation:

Sodium bicarbonate: spread the powder well over the entire surface of the bed, you can do this with the help of a brush. After 30 minutes, use the vacuum cleaner to remove the bicarbonate. Do this once a week when changing sheets; Vinegar and water: to prepare the solution, just mix 100 ml of vinegar with 2 liters of water. Place in a bottle and spray on sofas, mattresses, pillows, etc.; Vinegar and Alcohol: for this mixture, add 400 ml of each of the ingredients mentioned, spray on the surfaces and, after drying, use the vacuum cleaner to remove the “dust”.

This insect, also known as housefly, is present in almost the entire planet, with the exception of the Poles. Flies are transmitters of various diseases such as worms, salmonellosis and gastrointestinal problems. They appear more constantly on warmer days and more frequently during the day, and some species are already adapted to urban life.

The hygiene of the place can reduce the incidence of this insect, but it is not always possible to prevent one or the other from appearing, especially in the summer. For this, there are other interesting techniques to keep flies out of our homes:

Apple or Lemon and Clove: stick several cloves in an apple and leave it on the table or in the sink, that will scare them away. The recipe can also be made with lemon instead of apple; Vinegar and Banana Peel: add half a glass of sugar, half a bottle of water, a glass of apple cider vinegar and banana peels. Leave the bottle open where there is a greater incidence of these insects; Organic yeast and brown sugar: traps also work with this mixture as it attracts them and inside the bottle they get stuck.

Moths are animals that can infest closets and cause great damage by gnawing on clothes, food, papers, books and upholstery. There are basically two types in houses: Thysanurawhich are the ones that gnaw paper, and lepidoptera, which are tissue and food moths. Summer is the most favorable time for them to appear, considering that in this season the humidity is higher.

Cleaning the environment will always be the first thing to do, and we also have recipes to leave in strategic places to scare away such insects:

Cloves, black peppercorns, bay leaf or camphor: can be used together or just one of the ingredients; place in tulle bags or tie with fabric or bandage gauze. Hang or leave inside drawers and cabinets, change every 3 months; Cloves, water and alcohol: boil 20 cloves in 1 cup of water. After boiling, remove the cloves and add 1 cup of alcohol. Use the liquid to spray on cabinets and bookshelves; Orange or lemon essential oils: the substance called limonene terpene is a repellent to this insect and is present in these oils. To use, you only need to drip a few drops in the drawers and cabinets.

Such insects can infest mattresses, sheets, clothing drawers, closets, pillows, cushions, bedspreads, beds and crevices in baseboards and hardwood floors. Bed bugs are usually quite resistant to some types of insecticides and it is also very difficult to get rid of them once installed. They are attracted to the heat and carbon dioxide released in the breath.

To prevent and protect your home from such insects, you can do the following:

Vacuum Cleaner: Vacuum the whole house, the bed and all the furniture, wood floors and baseboards to eliminate these insects and eggs; Vaseline: pass on the feet and on the bed base to prevent the insect from climbing on the furniture; Freezer: if possible, put the bedding in a plastic bag inside the freezer for a few hours, as this insect cannot withstand extreme temperatures; High temperatures: use dryers with the hot function for 20 minutes, also use steamers or, if you don’t have access to these equipment, leave all your bedding in the sun during the day.

Spiders are located in dark and dry places, and a good part of them weave webs to hunt their food, which are mostly flying insects such as mosquitoes, thus controlling their population. Although most stay in the wild, they may not find adequate food or shelter outside, so they decide to break into homes, and some can cause accidents to adults, children and pets.

We list some tips to prevent you from finding such a pet inside the house. All without using insecticides that can kill other insects, thus causing an environmental imbalance and ending up with the food of other spiders, inviting them, consequently, to look for food inside your house. Here are some tips:

Lavender, orange, lemon and mint: spiders don’t like strong smells either, so it’s interesting to rub essential oils that have one of these scents on the floor; House cleaning: It is always important to sweep or vacuum the corners under and behind furniture, pictures, books, beds and sofas to prevent them from settling; Vinegar: the product can be passed on the floor or sprayed on the environment and furniture to scare them away; Cedar: the smell of cedar also bothers you, you can find those cedar balls in specialized stores and use them all over the house; Clove alcohol: You can flavor the 70% alcohol with cloves, let it rest for 7 days and then spray it on windows and doors, and throughout the house, to keep these bugs away once and for all.

These insects are very common in cats and dogs, but they can infest the home and bite people as well. If there is an infestation, control is quite difficult, as fleas leave eggs and larvae everywhere in hard-to-reach corners and crevices. They can lay up to 50 eggs a day and the larvae and eggs can live up to a year without food.

To avoid infestation on your pet and, consequently, on the whole house, we list a series of interesting recipes to make at home without having to use insecticides:

Mint, sage and pennyroyal: you can spread these herbs around the house by tying them up or putting them in bags, they are able to expel or prevent fleas from entering…