Healthy House Plans
  • Home
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Home Improvement
  • House Plan
  • LifeStyle
  • Real Estate
Home  /  Home Improvement  /  Rid your Home of Mosquitoes and Ticks Fast?

Rid your Home of Mosquitoes and Ticks Fast?

Henry July 19, 2016 Home Improvement Leave a Comment

Mosquitoes and ticks are more than just annoying, they’re dangerous! Ticks carry a number of viral infections, including Lyme Disease. Many of these illnesses don’t go away for months, if they ever go away. Lyme can reoccur for years causing fever, stomach upset, and neurological symptoms.
Mosquitoes carry blood borne illnesses from victim to victim including West Nile and Zika. These illnesses are debilitating, but they are also preventable. In the case of tick and mosquito borne illness, prevention is the best cure. The only way to prevent dangerous bites is to rid your home of these pests.

Granules

Treating your yard is important. After all, the pests enter your home from your yard. Granules usually cover a multitude of pests, so go ahead and spread them.

Sprays

Go to your local farm store and purchase the highest concentration of permethrine spray they’ll sell you without a professional license. Mix it according to directions and soak your home inside and out. Be sure to follow safety directions and keep your kids and pets away until it dries.

Rid your Home of Mosquitoes and Ticks Fast

If the mosquitoes are bad in your area, you might also coordinate with your neighbors. Ask them to spray on the same day so the bugs don’t migrate from house to house.

Natural Remedies

If you’re nervous about soaking your home in chemicals, try citronella first. You can get citronella in the form of oils, candles, and collars for your pets.

Mosquitoes are also said to hate a number of other essential oils such as lemongrass, clove, tea tree, and rosemary. Any of these can be used to make an all natural mosquito control remedy.

For ticks, rub baby oil on your legs before you go out in the yard.

Keep Pets Treated

Whether your pet is indoor or outdoor, you should keep a preventative treatment on them. Spot-on treatments usually last a month while some collars can last up to eight months.

Reduce Standing Water

Mosquitoes breed in standing water. Even a teaspoon of standing water is too much. Keep your lawn cut short and empty anything that will hold water.

If your pet has an outdoor water dish, keep it fresh and bring it in at night. Changing the water several times a day keeps the mosquitoes out and keeps your pet from ingesting the dangerous larvae that cause heart worms.

Keeping all three focus areas (pet, yard, and home) treated will reduce the occurrence of pests in your home. These methods should work, but if it gets unbearable, don’t be scared to call a professional.

Previous Article
Next Article

About Author

Henry

Related Posts

  • Seven Modern Roof Designs in 2022

    June 26, 2022
  • What to Look for When you are Buying a House

    June 24, 2022
  • Benefits of Copper Piping for Plumbing and Where Might I Need to Use It?

    June 22, 2022

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Popular Posts

  • Is Investing In Property With Trading Profits possible? September 19, 2017 House Plan
  • Vacation house: plans to not get bored December 25, 2015 House Plan
  • Get Ready for Fall
    Home Improvement: Get Ready for Fall December 30, 2015 Home Improvement
  • Architectural landmarks: all over skyscrapers December 30, 2015 Architectural Engineering
  • Tips to Choose the Perfect Location for Hospitality Business June 26, 2022 Reviews

Archives

  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • May 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015

Recent Posts

  • Tips to Choose the Perfect Location for Hospitality Business June 26, 2022 Reviews
  • Seven Modern Roof Designs in 2022 June 26, 2022 Home Improvement
  • How To Open A Latch Lock From The Outside
    How To Open A Latch Lock From The Outside June 26, 2022 Reviews
  • What to Look for When you are Buying a House June 24, 2022 Home Improvement
  • Benefits of Copper Piping for Plumbing and Where Might I Need to Use It? June 22, 2022 Home Improvement

Recent Posts

  • Tips to Choose the Perfect Location for Hospitality Business
  • Seven Modern Roof Designs in 2022
  • How To Open A Latch Lock From The Outside
  • What to Look for When you are Buying a House
  • Benefits of Copper Piping for Plumbing and Where Might I Need to Use It?
  • Office Decoration Ideas: Do Your Part To Boost Productivity
  • 5 Reasons to Live in a PentHouse
  • Dos and don’ts of using a realtor
  • The Disadvantages of Living on a Busy Road
  • 6 Garage Essentials for Every Car Lover
  • Sidewalk Retaining Wall Designs: Pros And Cons
  • How to Decorate a Christmas Tree

Categories

  • Architectural Engineering
  • Garden
  • Home Improvement
  • House Plan
  • LifeStyle
  • Office Decoration
  • Real Estate
  • Reviews

Tags

Apartment Apartment in Oslo Architectural Engineering Australia bathroom bedroom Bright bright colors candles cozy cozy guest room decor Decorate decoration decorative Fantastic dream homes fashionable Feng Shui galley kitchen Green home home decor house How to decorate hydraulic vinyl floor Ideas Ideas for decorating Ideas to decorate Ideas to paint the walls Kitchen mansion Milan Modern apartment New Year real estate renew the decoration Safety tips Safety tips at home Scandinavian-style Simple ideas Summer terrace the plant Vintage decor wooden stairs
Theme by ThemesPie | Proudly Powered by WordPress