Kill insects with 'tips'

Humid weather is an ideal condition for all "live" insects to proliferate. Experts say that it is possible to prevent and kill harmful insects with substances found in food and everyday items to protect the health and keep the environment clean.

Leverage to eradicate

Associate Professor Trinh Le Hung, Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Sciences, Hanoi National University said, people used to use mothballs to kill cockroaches, nowadays are widespread insecticides on the market. If you know how, people can completely take advantage of household items to kill insects. The simplest as instead of using mothballs, it is recommended to put sewing bags in mutton cloth containing dried lemon peels or water absorbent cotton pads containing lavender, basil, rosemary, marjoram or camphor wine into the closet.

According to Prof. Bui Cong Hien, Khoa Sinh, University of Natural Sciences, Hanoi National University, it is possible to use dried sandalwood, basil, aromatic wood, pomelos, bagasse . to burn smoke in the house. Note only burning with moderate amount to create a faint smoke in the house, avoid suffocation. Can be burned at night time or before bedtime. The house will have a natural aroma, while flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, ants as well as insects will have no hiding place and must fly out of the house.

If there are no materials to burn, it is possible to depend on each insect that wants to kill but has its own tips. Kill flies by boiling garlic in boiling water and cutting into pieces mixed with some cloves in small plates. Using pepper, star anise, put it in a cloth, put it in a jar for rice flour, cover it tightly, we will not attack again. Lemon has a lot of acid, can squeeze fresh lemon into ant nest or place ant concentrate or sprinkle chopped lemon zest on it then ant colonies will disintegrate and leave. In addition, people also sprinkle on the ants of coffee grounds, charcoal powder, chrome powder or pepper powder .

Artificial "flowers" attach themselves to insects

In addition to the above measures, the market currently sells many insecticide equipment that are safe for the environment and health. For example, artificial "flowers" that are capable of self-adhesive, odorless, and odorless are produced. This is a type of aerosol placed in the kitchen cabinet for a period of 4 months. In addition, there is an external combustion incense burner and an anti-fly electric diffuser with an automatic start program.

Associate Professor Trinh Le Hung said that the way to trap insects is considered to be the safest of all types of instant or long-term aerosols, incense rings, electric diffusers or supersonic machines . The new product is a battery-operated diffuser, suitable for picnics, camping or using sprays directly on mosquito bites.

Prof. Bui Cong Hien said that insect trap and catching devices are on the market quite a lot and easy to use. Use water ants to ants just tap the places where ants go. Types of traps, pipes or spray of ants that go deep into the nooks and ant nests. If you want to protect the living environment, you should plant peppermint, lavender, marigold . These are the plants that insects are "afraid", their scent has the effect of repelling insects.

According to experts, humid weather should clean household items. Especially dark corners, where insects can hide and lay eggs. Leave the house well, have air circulation, if possible, use a dehumidifier on the ground floor. Minimize, it is best not to use insecticides, even if it is the best advertised medicine to keep the whole family healthy, avoiding the risk of poisoning from the types this medicine.