Fighting mosquitoes: home remedies and tricks

Fight annoying mosquitoes with home remedies, even if they nest in your home. This benefits people and nature. This guide will show you which home remedies and tips you can use.

Control mosquitoes: certain plants keep insects away

Mosquitoes avoid certain plants. If you put these plants on the windowsill in the bedroom, mosquitoes will never sleep.

• Plants with a high proportion of essential oils are ideal for this. These include lavender and lemon balm. These plants avoid mosquitoes.
• A resistant plant for balconies, patios or windowsills is, for example, the scented geranium, which also looks nice. Tip: They increase the mosquito repelling effect if you rub the leaves of the plant from time to time.
• Plant tomatoes, keep mosquitoes at a distance - and with proper care, you can harvest your own tomatoes.
• If you want to drive away mosquitoes on a large scale, you should put a walnut tree in your garden. The tree exudes a fragrance that the insects don't like at all.

Better than any home remedy: prevent mosquito infestation

Instead of just keeping the mosquitos away, you can also avoid breeding sites.

• Mosquitoes like stale water. A full rain barrel is an ideal breeding ground for the pests. Therefore, the collecting vessel should be covered with a lid or a film.
• Of course, because of the mosquitoes, you should not refrain from providing other garden residents with water. There is nothing to be said against a bird or insect bath. However, you should renew the water every day.
• If you have a garden pond, you cannot cover it or change the water every day. To prevent mosquitoes from multiplying here, use special tablets that kill the mosquito larvae. This does not affect the health of your fish. The agent is also not harmful to plants.
• If you keep goldfish in your pond, you don't have to worry much about mosquitoes anyway. The larvae are a delicacy for the fish.
• If it has already hit you, an electronic stitch healer will help. The heat promotes healing by relieving pain and swelling. The application is very easy.

By the way, mosquitoes choose who they prefer to bite. If you are often bitten by mosquitos, you may be stressed. You can find out more in our next article.