How can I get rid of the bugs swarming around my house?
Question:I live in Greensboro, NC and around 6:30 each evening, flying bugs start swarming around the windows and doors. We cannot open our doors because they will fly in and we cannot open the windows because some squeeze in around the screens. There are small gnat like bugs, mosquitos, moths, etc. It feels like we are being invaded each evening.
Answers:
try this: http://www.mosquitozapper.com/
try getting a mosquito light. it is kind of like this blue glowing thing. i remember my grandparents having one when i would visit them.
also, if you have normal lights on outside, turn them off. flying bugs especially are attracted to the light.
call a pest exterminator and see what they say, they may be able to help you with the problem.
as for anything else, i live with the same problem; it's hot and humid here and there is no escaping the bugs.
anyway, hope this helps!
Natural Insect Repellents
To kill roaches/ants - Lay out bread crumbs/honey and mix with boric acid (be careful b/c this stuff is poisonous) and aspartame _ THIS IS A TRAP!
Ants: Dried cucumber slices, Soapy Water in Spray Bottle, mint tea, cayenne pepper, citrus oil, lemon juice, cinnamon and coffee grounds
Roaches/Waterbugs: Lay small bottles of boric acid on the side and put on top of cabinets or corners, catnip (they hate it), soapy water in spray bottle will kill them almost instantly, bay leaves in the cracks, dried cucumber slices, and hedgeapple
Mosquitoes: Eucalyptus oil w/ 70% cineole, and neem oil. Also mix some garlic and water and rub on your skin. At BBQ's sprinkle rosemary and sage on the charcoal to repel the mosquitoes, and give your food some flavor!
Flies: Mint, Bay leaves, and eucalyptus oil
Moths: Soak some cloth in cedar oil and hang it up, dry lemon peels in closets and other places.
I live in VA and have the same problems, but these things work
Good Luck!
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