What smell do not like flies - plants that can repel insects

Hello! Significant warming lifted my mood, but the joy was short-lived.

The flies woke up and began their annoying flights. It turned out that there were a lot of them in my house. I was not going to put up with this state of affairs.

I didn’t have to buy special means, because I know effective folk methods. Want to know what smell flies don't like? How to quickly get rid of annoying insects without the use of chemicals? I’ll tell you about my effective way.

Seven herbs that repel insects

Do you know that there are herbs in nature that will help you cope with these “costs of summer”? They scare away flies and other insects with their scent.

These herbs will work better if they are periodically replaced with fresh plantings - the oils contained in young plants will more effectively “come out” to the surface of the leaves and repel annoying insects with their smell rather than “sitting in the garden”.

Basil

Basil is a beautiful fragrant plant that can grow in various climatic conditions, even in arid, hot areas. Many of you know that basil is tasty in pesto, in dishes with fresh tomatoes and in salads. But did you also know that basil is one of the best means of fighting flies?

Basil can be grown in the apartment - in pots. You can also grab a bunch of basil with you on a country picnic, spread it out on an improvised tablecloth, and mosquitoes will fly around you, as they also do not like its smell. And this applies to all varieties of basil.

Bay leaf

It can be grown in summer in a summer cottage or in an apartment in a pot. A dry bay leaf from the store is also suitable - you can not only put it in the roast, but also frighten off insects from them!

Lay out some dry bay leaves on shelves where you store food to scare away butterflies, mice, bugs and flies. Who would have thought that they had such a keen sense of smell!

Lavender

Lavender has a wonderful smell, and if you still haven’t used lavender buds for cooking, try adding a little to the dough or roast, and then the pastries, meat and vegetables will get a light, pleasant, floral-citrus flavor.

The scent of lavender also discourages butterflies, moths and mosquitoes:

• Put or hang a bunch of lavender flowers in a closet with clothes;
• Grow lavender on the balcony - this will scare away mosquitoes.

Mint

Different varieties of mint grow everywhere, so everyone can use it in pest control. The smell of mint is not like ants, fleas, flies and mosquitoes, it also scares away mice. Bundles of dry mint can be laid out in food cabinets.

Be careful only with mint, which in large quantities can be toxic to pets and children.

And one more tip: mice are very fond of anise, so store anise in closed jars so that its smell does not attract rodents - otherwise no mint will save you! But anise grass can be successfully used in mouse traps to replace cheese.

Rosemary

Rosemary is a wonderful herb! It is used not only in cooking, but also in medicine. The smell of rosemary repels mosquitoes, so its planting near the house is very effective.

Just remember that the oils contained in rosemary can leave traces on textiles, so lay them out carefully.

Scented sculpin (jasmine)

Scaffold is used to scare off cockroaches, ants and mice. Place it under carpets. Bonus: when you walk on them, from pressing the plant will give off a pleasant sweetish aroma.

Tansy

Tansy is another wonderful plant that does not like flies, ants, fleas, mice and rats. Her flowers will look good in flower beds at your dacha. By the way, in the Middle Ages, church workers sprinkled tansy flowers on paths and paths near churches.

Herbs have long been natural home cleaning products, disinfectants and insect repellents. For these purposes, herbs have been used for more than a century, and were able to prove their effectiveness, but in recent decades, mankind has been increasingly inventing to replace them with various chemicals.

After all, rotting plants enrich the soil, turning into fertilizers, and some of the herbs, such as valerian, contribute to the spread of beneficial earthworms. So try next time to replace another repellent with fragrant grass!

Effective protection against flying flies

Summer comes along with the warm sun, herbs and, of course, brings a large number of dangerous insects. Bright representatives of this category are flies that carry various dangerous infections on their paws to food and human skin.

Repellent plants will help scare away “uninvited guests”. They can be grown in the garden, near a private house and in pots on window sills.

Repellent plants from annoying neighbors

In the fight against flying pests in an open area, in an apartment, a house, plant crops - repellents will become good allies. They have a pungent odor that discourages or confuses flies.

Bay leaf. Inexpensive natural fly repeller. Laurel can be planted independently or purchased in dry form at any grocery store. Fresh leaves of a plant have a stronger effect on flying insects than dry ones.

To get rid of flies in the house, you can put laurel leaves on window sills, tables, shelves in the kitchen and in drawers. When they hear the smell of the product, they will immediately leave the home.

Another effective pest control is a highly concentrated tincture of bay leaf. For its preparation, it is necessary to put 10-15 sheets of the plant in a container, pour 250 ml of water (temperature 100ºС) and allow time to brew.

Method of application: apply the prepared composition to the window frames. The smell of tincture will scare away insects, which will prevent them from entering the house.

Tomatoes. Flies do not like the smell of tomato tops. Vegetable seedlings are grown on the windowsill in pots or near the house. Also, after pinching the seedlings, you can collect the young cut leaves and spread them near the windows or on the veranda.

Interesting fact…. Flies die from the smell of juniper after 2-3 hours, bay leaf - 1.5–2 minutes, mountain ash - 35–45 minutes. But to make them breathe plant aromas is possible only in laboratory conditions. For this reason, in open areas and residential premises, insects immediately fly away from them.

Basil. An unpretentious plant that successfully helps fight flies. When living in a private house, it can be planted, for example, near the threshold or in a flower pot.

If there is no fresh basil, you can use it in dry form. Dried grass is perfect for filling the pillows of sachets, which in the future will need to be hung near windows and doors - the main places for insects to enter the home. You can also use natural aromatic basil oil.

Geranium. The flower has a beautiful appearance and useful properties. The flies scare away its peculiar smell.

Mint. Effective grass from annoying flies, ants, mosquitoes. You can use the plant in a dry and fresh form. Peppermint can be grown near the house or porch. You can also cut fragrant leaves, arrange them in rooms or make pillows of sachets from them.

To prevent buzzing insects from entering a private house, you can plant a tansy under the windows or next to the front door. If the flies are already in the house, you need to put in each room a bouquet of yellow flowers. The smell of the plant will quickly make them leave the room.

If there is no tansy in the house, you can buy it dry in any pharmacy. The purchased product must be ground to a powder state and sprinkled with adhesive tape pre-treated with starch paste or wood glue. When the makeshift trap dries, it must be hung at a flock of flocks.

Eucalyptus. An evergreen shrub or tree that can reach a height of up to 100 m. It perfectly eliminates flying pests, purifies the air and has a number of useful properties.

Clove. A flower to repel flies can be used dry and fresh. Three ways to use cloves from buzzing insects:

1. Put a plate on the table, and place on it up to 15 plant buds.
2. Prepare a decoction of chopped clove flowers. To do this, add 5 g of the product in 250 ml of water and boil for 15 minutes. Mix the resulting composition with cologne, and treat it with window sills, windows, doors.
3. Effectively repels flying pests, a natural flavoring from cloves and some citrus fruit. To do this, cut it into two parts and insert the flower buds into the inside. This combination of products will scare off insects not only in the living room, but also in the open.

Lavender. The flower can be cultivated at home, in the flowerbed or in the garden near a private house.The hateful smell of a plant will cause flies to leave the area where it grows.

Also, flies do not tolerate the smell of fern and elderberry.

Folk remedies for flies

People looked for ways to get rid of flies just as much as they knew about the existence of this insect. Ever since the days when the epidemic, unsanitary conditions, disinsection did not know the words, they did not suspect the microorganisms that are the cause of many diseases, the flies did not cause sympathy and there was a constant struggle with them.

Many tools are used today, despite the development of chemistry and high technology. So what are these methods?

First of all - maintaining cleanliness. A good housewife takes care of the cleanliness of the house, and a neat landlord keeps order around the house - removes or destroys garbage on time, cleans it in a stable, in the stable; Sorts vegetables so that those that begin to deteriorate do not stale. Of course, all the same, flies find themselves both food and the ability to breed.

The most common protection against flies is nets on windows, curtains on doors, etc. Fly swatters of various designs come to the rescue - from a folded newspaper to a convenient tool with a long handle.

Often used natural fly repellents. It is believed that flies really do not like the smell of walnuts, and if this tree grows near the house, then there will be much more insects in the room.

Today this statement is debatable, maybe they just got used to this smell for hundreds of years? Moreover, flies are distinguished by the ability to adapt quickly - with regular use, they cease to respond to such toxic substances as dichlorvos.

Also, flies do not like vinegar, kerosene and turpentine. True, it is unlikely that the owners of the house will like these aromas. But if you have planned an outdoor dinner, wipe the tables, other furniture and various surfaces with a solution of vinegar, so you can get rid of flies for several hours.

In addition to fly repellents, available poisonous substances were also actively used. One of them with the saying name "fly agaric". These mushrooms are really poisonous, and their smell attracts insects. Usually the mushroom is cut into small pieces and filled with milk. Flies flock to the smell, and a minimal amount of this infusion is enough for the insect to die.

Unfortunately, this tool is dangerous not only for flies, children and pets can suffer, so you need to use it as carefully as possible. A safer method is a mixture of sweet bait (honey, syrup, jam) and black pepper. It is believed that its insects can not digest and die.

Velcro paws: how to get rid of flies in an apartment

Flies are tenacious, hardy and resistant to any aggressive environment insects. Their body is covered with sticky liquid, so that they move even along a smooth ceiling.

Harm

Do I need to deal with the presence of flies in the apartment and how to get rid of them effectively? We’ll try to figure it out.

In addition, flies multiply rapidly, are gluttonous, and quickly adapt to chemicals.

Prevention

The first means of controlling flies is the prevention of their appearance and reproduction. The main tool is to keep the apartment clean.
All products must be covered with a net or special covers. Leftovers should be removed from the dining table on time.

It is also important to create barriers for the penetration of these insects into the room. Windows should be protected by mosquito net, gauze or tulle.

Fighting folk remedies

Is it possible to effectively get rid of flies in an apartment with folk remedies, and how to do it? Here are some suggestions:

You can cook Velcro yourself by melting a mixture of rosin (30 g) and castor or linseed oil (20 g) in a water bath and adding a little honey or jam.

This bait needs to be put on paper and laid out in the places favorite by flies. You can make another composition of Velcro from castor oil, pine resin and wax by melting it and spreading it on a paper sheet.

Special tools

Flies are very fond of warmth. Therefore, in the cold season, they winter in the attics and basements. Therefore, in winter we are faced with the task: to destroy the "winter" of flies and get rid of insects in the apartment.

Folk remedies are unlikely to help here. Will have to use more serious, professional means.

It is necessary to use insecticides with special substances. The most effective remedies for flies are preparations containing permethrin and tetramethrin. They are fatal to flies and relatively harmless to humans.

Flies should be treated in a respirator. Aerosols must not enter the respiratory tract. These products should not contain chlorine, fluorine and phosphorus, which are toxic to humans.

Many flies

What to do when flies flooded the apartment, how to get rid of pests, if there are a lot of them? Help:

• Velcro, which is sold at household outlets, hang in places most often visited by flies.
• Chemical aerosol preparations for fighting uninvited, flying "guests" can also be used: raptor, dichlorvos, raid. It is only necessary to take into account that after spraying these substances it is better to leave the apartment for a while.

The problem is that with the help of chemicals you can only achieve a temporary effect.

The latest advances in science are insecticide-containing plates. They are inserted into a special device (fumigator), which is included in the network. In this case, the active substance in the plates evaporates and repels flies.

Each of these tools is quite effective. If you use them in combination, you can achieve 100% victory over the flies. But choosing methods and means of struggle, you must not forget about your own safety.

Against flies and mosquitoes - no chemistry

Of the many thousands of mosquitoes that live on the planet, blood-sucking - about 2500 species, of which about 100 species - in our country. By the number of mosquitoes many times surpass humanity. It is known that only females bite; during the night, one insect can sting up to eight times.

Even if no more than three mosquitoes fly into the room, they are able to infuriate a completely balanced and calm person. And how skillfully they hide! More than once you have to turn on the light at night to find small tormentors, in vain. Well, if at least in the morning you can fall asleep, tired of a futile struggle.

However, all these funds protect for a short time, and most importantly - are not harmless to humans. To protect yourself from mosquitoes, try to do without chemistry.

Pull a coarse plastic or metal mesh over the windows and vents with a mesh size of approximately 8 x 8 mm. Mosquitoes cannot fly into a hole that is smaller than the wingspan.

Fine mesh or gauze is bad in that it reduces air exchange in the room by almost half. A rare mesh can also close ventilation grilles - thereby you block access to mosquitoes that live in the water-flooded basements of houses.

Tomatoes are among those few plants that are almost completely unaffected by pests. The peculiar specific smell characteristic of the green parts of this plant in itself is already sufficient to keep many insects at a respectful distance.

The water infusion of tomato leaves also works well if they spray fruit trees and shrubs to protect them from various harmful insects.

An old folk remedy for mosquitoes is feverfew (Persian, Dalmatian or Caucasian chamomile).

Dried inflorescences, stems and leaves of these types of chamomile, crushed into powder, affect the nerve cells of insects. Mosquitoes do not dare to fly into a room treated with pyrethrins. For humans, feverfew is harmless.

Mosquitoes also do not like the smell of cloves, anise and eucalyptus. Moisten a cotton wool with these plants and place it on the windowsill. You can also lubricate the exposed parts of the body with clove, anise or eucalyptus oil.
The smell of cedar oil repels not only mosquitoes, but also flies and cockroaches.

In addition to those listed, scare agents include the smell of valerian, freshly picked walnut leaves, as well as tobacco smoke and smoke from slightly dried juniper needles, pine or spruce cones.

In Sweden, at the end of the last century, the following mosquito repellent was very common: on a brazier, and even easier on a very hot iron spatula, camphor crushed into powder is poured or a little camphor oil is dripped and smoked with camphor smoke at night from mosquito rooms.

Fresh branches of real or black elderberry brought into the room are also considered a good means of repelling mosquitoes.

Carbolic acid helps a lot from insufferable insects: it’s enough to sprinkle a little with it on the wall near the bed, at the head of the bed, moisten your hands slightly with this water, face to sleep then quietly, without fear of mosquito attack. E

the same tool can be used when hunting in estuaries, swamps, fishing in small rivers, lakes, where often billions of mosquitoes completely poison all pleasure from your favorite pastime.

If, nevertheless, you did not manage to protect yourself from annoying insects, use tools that relieve painful itching and remove more or less strong tumors caused by mosquito, bee and wasp bites. Ordinary table salt belongs to such means: salt is moistened with water and rubbed with a stung place.

Itching from mosquito bites can also be eliminated with ammonia or a solution of baking soda. Dilute 1/2 teaspoon of alcohol or soda in a glass of water and lubricate the bite. A good remedy for itching is ammonia-anise drops.

From flies, both indoor and forest, you can be saved using vegetable oils and broths with a strong smell. So, for example, flies do not tolerate either laurel oil or a strong infusion of laurel leaves.
Spraying or lightly wetting meat and other products with strong tarragon infusion discourages flies.

Flies do not tolerate the smell of eucalyptus oil. Rub their face and hands while gardening or after an afternoon nap, and annoying insects will not bother you.

Every villager knows how much they suffer in the summer from flies, gadflies, horse-flies and cows. Unhappy animals can neither eat, nor work, nor stand still, fight, often even literally rave, causing a lot of trouble to the owners.

There are several old recipes that will protect animals from the attack of these insects. A good tool is to rub the animals with Sabur.

Sabur is dried or evaporated to dryness juice from the leaves of a juicy or real aloe; the same juice is obtained from another species - ordinary aloe. In either case, the dried juice is a yellow powder with an aromatic odor and a bitter taste, easily soluble in boiling water.

A weak solution of this substance (in the amount of about 260-270 grams per 1.2 liters of water), cooled to room temperature, scares away small insects. If you wet the hair of animals with such a solution, this will protect them from various parasites.

And here’s another recipe. Take equal parts by weight of sabur (aloe) powder, colocvint (a herbaceous plant in the pumpkin family), bovine bile, rue and simple incense. Mix all this well, mash and boil in water until a strong broth is obtained.

Filtered broth lubricate the animal mainly in those places that are often attacked by flies - around the eyes, where there are abrasions, etc.

All these methods of fighting mosquitoes and flies are from old as well as modern books on home economics. We hope that at least some of the tips come in handy.

Repellent plants: what to plant to drive off annoying insects

Many insects orient themselves by looking for plants that are suitable for food and breeding by smell. And among the aromatic garden plants, there are enough of them that either scare off insects or confuse them, making it difficult to find the "necessary" plants.

N. Zhirmunskaya in the book “Kitchen Garden without Chemistry” writes: “In mixed plantings, the mass distribution of pests is restrained due to the diversity of plant species, as it makes it difficult for them to find a host plant.In monoculture, this deterrent is absent.

There, the spread of pests or infection goes like an avalanche from one plant to another. In mixed plantings, rows of plants from different families create natural barriers to the spread of pests and diseases specific to each family.

Secondly, mixed planting involves a denser plant distribution, as a result of which less soil surface remains open, which inhibits the spread of those pests that lay eggs on the ground. Thirdly, many vegetables themselves have a deterrent odor. ”

Moreover, under aromatic herbs, which are quite suitable for independent use, there is no need to allocate a separate place. It is enough to plant them interspersed in the garden or bordering around the beds.

Spectacular castor oil planted on the porch or on the front lawn will emphasize the charm of summer evenings in the open air - it repels mosquitoes. If you plant it near wetlands, the reproduction of mosquitoes will slow down. And tansy repels not only mosquitoes, but also flies, which in the summer heat become a real disaster.

In addition, flies do not like rue, but they must be planted more carefully: in heat, contact with its leaves causes severe skin irritation. But near a compost or dunghill, if you have one, the root will come in handy.

In addition to this practical benefit, it also repels whiteflies, aphids, Colorado potato beetles, cabbage caterpillars. At the same time, it is an absolutely unpretentious plant with many varieties of various colors.

So that you do not have to fight with anthills, pouring them boiling water, or even some kind of chemistry, you can plant wormwood in the garden. Not only ants do not like mint, but also whiteflies. Throwing chopped mint over approaches to food pantries will protect it from ants invasion.

The Colorado potato beetle is scared off by marigolds, catnip, coriander, nasturtium, onions, tansy, horseradish, green beans, and white cinnamon. Try planting them in islets among the potato rows.

Aphids do not like the smell of most aromatic herbs, for example, catnip and mint, as well as chives, onions, garlic, marigolds, nasturtium, mustard, coriander, fennel.

Mice can be scared away by wormwood, garlic and rank - sweet peas.

The leaves of wormwood, rosemary, sage, lavender and mint scare off home moth. Moreover, they are most effective in dry form, and you can use them not only in the country, but also at home, having prepared aromatic sachets for the winter.

Natural herbs against flies

Do you know that there are herbs in nature that will help you deal with annoying flies?

These herbs are not rare - they grow everywhere and are resistant to droughts. Moreover, most of them can be eaten. You know them too, and you can easily grow them in your dachas and gardens.

Basil. Basil is a beautiful fragrant plant that can grow in various climatic conditions, even in arid, hot areas.

Just plant the basil near the front door, next to or right in the flower beds where it can be the base plant. Or put it in pots and put them at the entrance to the house. Flies will fly around this place!

Lavender. The scent of lavender repels butterflies, moths and mosquitoes. Put or hang a bunch of lavender flowers in a closet with clothes. Grow lavender on the balcony - this will scare away mosquitoes.

Mint. Different varieties of mint grow everywhere, so everyone can use it in pest control.

Tansy. Tansy is another wonderful plant that flies do not like (and also ants, fleas, mice and rats). Her flowers will look good in flower beds at your dacha. By the way, in the Middle Ages, church officials sprinkled tansy flowers on paths and paths near churches.

Insect repellent plants

For most summer residents, summer is associated not only with a pleasant pastime in the fresh air, but also with the continuous struggle against hordes of flies, mosquitoes and other equally annoying plant pests.

Many insects are guided by the choice of places suitable for food and breeding by smell. And a significant part of them can simply be scared away, or confused, using repellent plants that cause a repulsive reaction in insects.

And to help grasses better cope with their daunting task, they should be periodically updated with fresh plantings. Then the essential oils, which are found in the maximum amount in young shoots, standing out will more effectively repel annoying pests.

Basil is rightly considered the king of herbs. It has an unusually pleasant smell and delicate taste, and therefore is often added when cooking all kinds of dishes. In addition, basil is one of the most powerful natural repellents, and perhaps the best tool in the fight against annoying flies.

It is enough to plant this beautiful and fragrant plant interspersed in flower beds near the front door, or in pots on the windowsill and flies will fly around your house.

And taking a bunch of basil with you to a country picnic and spreading it on an improvised tablecloth can partially get rid of annoying mosquitoes, they also can’t tolerate the smell of basil.

If you are still bitten, basil essential oil will relieve itching and redness at the site of the bite. Just rub the fresh leaves in your palms and blot the bite with the released essential oil.

Lavender has a unique aroma. Since childhood, everyone knows her ability to deter night moths and moths. By hanging a bag with this fragrant plant in a closet, you are guaranteed to scare away harmful insects from expensive clothing.

And growing lavender on the windowsill, you can scare away mosquitoes. The smell of lavender not only eliminates annoying insects, but also calms the nervous system, improves sleep and cheers up.

If you rub the mint leaves in your hands and rub the skin with them, you can get rid of mosquitoes for a while. Fresh mint planted between the beds will save from ants, fleas and flies and whiteflies, and bundles of dry mint, laid out in a closet with products will protect from mice.

The healing anti-inflammatory and soothing properties of peppermint are known to everyone. Evening tea with mint will help relieve nervousness, irritability and improve sleep.

Rosemary is widely used in cooking and medicine. Rosemary essential oils repel mosquitoes. Having planted rosemary bushes near the entrance to the house or near the gazebo, you can partially get rid of them. Also, the smell of rosemary is not tolerated by cats.

Nasturtium is an absolutely unpretentious plant with many varieties of varied colors. Her flowers have an incredibly fresh aroma and an unusual pepper flavor. Chefs around the world are happy to add them to salads, meat dishes and desserts.

Nasturtium can be candied and enjoy sweet flowers in the winter, or freeze flowers in ice cubes, giving originality to any drink.

In addition to this practical benefit, nasturtium repels whiteflies, aphids, Colorado potato beetles and cabbage caterpillars. Bay leaf can not only be added during cooking, but also scare away insects.

Fragrant woodruff is used to scare off cockroaches, ants and mice. Putting fragrant twigs under the carpet on the floor, you can get rid of unpleasant pests. When you pass along such a carpet, the plant will give off a pleasant sweetish aroma from pressure.

Tansy flowers will decorate a flower bed in any area, and its aroma will help scare away mosquitoes and flies, which in the summer heat become an incredible disaster. In addition, the smell of tansy is not tolerated by ants, fleas, mice and Colorado beetles.

Wormwood is one of the most effective natural remedies in the fight against ants. To surely get rid of these annoying insects, it is enough to plant bushes of wormwood in the garden. It will also be useful during the flight of cabbage whitewash.

Just spread bunches of wormwood between the cabbage plants and the butterflies will fly away. For effective struggle wormwood branches need to be updated every 3-4 days.

The specific smell of tomatoes will help in the fight against mosquitoes. And castor bushes planted near wetlands will help slow their reproduction.

Slugs do not like the smell of fennel, garlic and parsley, and the cabbage fly does not tolerate celery and beans. Growing beans between rows of potatoes will scare away the nutcracker beetle and its wireworm larvae. Elderberry grassy and black will scare gooseberry moths, codling moths and rodents.

The Colorado potato beetle does not tolerate the smell of marigolds, catnip, coriander, nasturtium, onions, horseradish, and beans. If you plant them with islands among potato beds, you can protect the crop from voracious beetles.

Aphids do not like the smell of most aromatic herbs, for example, catnip and mint, as well as chives, onions, garlic, marigolds, coriander, fennel.