How do you get rid of the unwelcomed guests of the summer, mosquitos? There are a few simple things that you can do to sleep comfortably at night without being attacked by mosquitos!
1. Dry your bathroom and kitchen
The life span of mosquitos is one to two weeks, and it has been reported that they lay about 700 eggs on water before death. Thus, in order to prevent the reproduction, it is important to completely dry bathroom, kitchen, vases, pedestrals, etc.
2. Grow plants that mosquitos hate!
Rose geranium is a plant that contains high volume of citronella, which is usually included in mosquito repellents. Rose geranium is a great plant to grow at home as it has fresh smell like lemon and apple. Other than rose geranium, growing lavender, vancouver geranium or marygold can be good choices to not only brighten the mood of your home but also to repel mosquitos.
3. Use natural repellents!
Mosquitos dislike cinnamon powder, orange and lemon peels. You can dry orange and lemon peels to place them at your home or put cinnamon powder in a paper cup to repel mosquitos and enjoy antibacterial effects.
In addition, there are more ways you can get rid of mosquitos, such as using mosquito repellent sprays or electric mosquito killers! Try various ways to get rid of mosquitos to have fresh and healthy summer!
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