Home Remedies for Mosquitoes

With Monsoon on, mosquitoes will be out in full force looking for barbecues and parties to ruin. Mosquitoes can hatch and begin looking for prey in less than a week. Take a few tips from these home remedies and you might just make it through monsoon.

1. Dry Ice

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The carbon dioxide that we exhale attracts mosquitoes. Dry ice emits a lot of carbon dioxide. So, place dry ice in a container and keep it at a certain distance. When all the mosquitoes are attracted towards that container, close the lid. While this can be a little time-consuming, but it is an effective method to drive away mosquitoes .

2. Coffee Grounds

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The simple home remedy to repel mosquitoes is coffee grounds. All you need to do is just sprinkle coffee grounds wherever you find stagnant water near your house. The mosquito eggs present in the water will be forced to come to the surface of the water due to the coffee grounds. As they come to the surface, they will be deprived of oxygen. This will kill them before they are hatched and will prevent mosquitoes from breeding .

3. Mosquito Traps

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You can buy a mosquito trap from market or can easily make it at home. For preparing homemade mosquito trap, you need a plastic bottle. Cut this bottle in half. Add brown sugar in hot water and mix well. When it cools down, empty it in the bottom half of the bottle. Now, add yeast. Put the funnel part into the other half of the bottle in upside down direction. Wrap a black tape on the bottle, but the top should be uncovered. Place it in the mosquito prone area. Change the solution of the bottle after every 2 weeks .

4. Camphor

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Camphor is another home remedy to get rid of mosquitoes in an environment-friendly manner . Just close all the doors and windows of the room. Then light camphor and leave it for about half an hour. When you go back to that room after some time, you will not find any mosquitoes.
You can also use camphor balls and Neem oil as a natural mosquito repellent. All you need is 3-4 Camphor balls, 1 cup Neem oil and 1 emptied refill bottle. Fill the bottle with the given ingredients and then fix the bottle to the machine. Now you can use this as a natural mosquito repellent device.

5. Garlic

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Extract of garlic has mosquito larvicidal properties . Crush a few cloves of garlic and boil the crushed garlic in water for some time. Then pour this homemade mosquito repellent in a spray bottle and squirt it around the room. This remedy will kill the mosquitoes.Eat garlic daily to avoid mosquito bites . You can also rub a garlic clove directly on the skin .

6. Indian Lilac Oil and Coconut Oil

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Indian lilac is a mosquito repellent and it is also used as a natural pesticide . Mix Indian lilac oil and pure coconut oil in the ratio 1:1 and apply it all over your body. The strong smell of the mixture will keep the mosquitoes away from you for at least eight hours.

7. Lemon eucalyptus

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Lemon eucalyptus also known as Corymbia citriodora is a tall tree widely grown in Australia. Oil from the leaves of this tree have excellent mosquito repellent properties . You can apply this oil on skin to protect yourself from mosquito bites .

8. Holy Basil / Tulasi

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Holy basil leaves are known to kill the mosquito larvae. Hence, check the breeding of mosquitoes. Just plant a holy basil plant in your garden and at the entry points of your home . You can also spray basil oil to repel mosquitoes .

9. Citronella Oil

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Citronella oil is the best essential oil when it comes to prevent mosquitoes Apply citronella oil all over the body . You can also inject a few drops of this essential oil in a candle and light it up . Or else, put it in a spray bottle and sprinkle it in the mosquito prone areas.

10. Mint

The strong odor of mint, which most of us love very much, is loathed by mosquitoes. You can take out the mint oil from the mint extracts or just use the extract as it is to keep mosquitoes away. You can spray the mint oil by pouring it in a spray bottle, or you can apply it on the exposed parts of your body. Alternatively, grow mint shrubs in your garden.

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