It's time for your revenge: here I'll explain how to "take the nose" of mosquitoes.
In every family there is always the most appetizing morsel. The chosen one spends long sleepless nights to hunt down the mosquito that torments him. In the morning the signs of defeat are evident: thick dark circles under the eyes and stings everywhere. Do you know something about it?
If you've decided to hone your weapons with yet to be experimented mosquito remedies, then you've come to the right place. Here you will find plenty of them: I'm talking about
natural remedies to keep mosquitoes away and the most effective mechanical remedies to keep them from entering the house , such as the always reliable mosquito net. In short, read on, that the nights chasing mosquitoes end here.
How to keep mosquitoes away
The struggle has continued for centuries and, let's face it, we have invented every one of them: some Italian municipalities have even decided to install "bat boxes" in city parks, shelters for bats - the number one public enemy of mosquitoes. Well, here, don't worry: I'm not going to advise you to install a bat box in the garden here - especially if you love bats even less than mosquitoes - and I'm not going to recommend sublet your balcony to a lizard or gecko family either. Let's be practical: there are much simpler and more effective remedies to win the battle against mosquitoes. How…
The mosquito net. Easier than that!
Let's start with the mosquito net because it is the only way to prevent mosquitoes from entering the house. I challenge you to find a more effective one! The mosquito net does not claim any victims and protects you from mosquitoes in an ecological way. Ecological? Yes, because it spares you the repeated use of chemical repellents, and not only for this: the best companies have started producing
mosquito nets with environmentally friendly materials and processes . I am referring for example to
Bettio mosquito nets , which are 90% recyclable. You can find them in our
e-shop of customized mosquito nets .
But that's not all. In addition to constituting an impassable barrier for mosquitoes, the mosquito net is also effective for another reason: it allows you to keep the windows open and to circulate the air in the house, so as to
reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the rooms . So what? You may not yet know that carbon dioxide is a chemical that attracts mosquitoes - they can sense it even from 164 meters away. What a nose!
A common case : you have mosquito nets on doors and windows, but despite this there are mosquitoes in the house ... and not even a few! What can it depend on? This usually happens when the nets are worn out and the insects can find a hole to enter. In this case, you are facing a crossroads:
- Repair the mosquito net , as long as it is not too compromised.
- Replace the mosquito nets . You don't have to look far: here in our e-commerce you will find a selection of the best brands of made- to-measure mosquito nets - among these also the Bettio, the ecological mosquito nets I was telling you about.
As for the chapter "mosquitoes in the house" we are in place. But outside? Eh, grandma's natural remedies come to your aid outdoors.
The ingredients of the kitchen to fight mosquitoes
Let's open the chapter "mosquitoes on the balcony" or "mosquitoes in the garden". A very annoying chapter that tells stories of outdoor dinners seasoned with the smell (certainly not pleasant) of the coaster, or of naps in nature interrupted by a mosquito buzzing in the ears. Let's put a happy ending to these stories with a few remedies from the kitchen.
The coffee . Its smell is hated by mosquitoes, did you know that? Store the coffee grounds and pour them into the soil of the jars. You can also use coffee beans, to be buried or placed in saucers where standing water is often found - the beans will also kill the larvae. To make them escape with spread wings, you can also burn ground coffee or beans.
Lemon and vinegar . These are two other effective ingredients for repelling mosquitoes. Cut a few slices of lemon and dip it into a bowl filled with white vinegar.
Onion and cloves . The recipe is simple: half an onion in a saucer and sprinkle with cloves to taste. Eye however: the onion could ward off, in addition to mosquitoes, even the most sensitive noses.
From the kitchen it's all. Now let's move on to the plants.
Plants that repel mosquitoes
The plants that keep mosquitoes away are, look at it, also the ones you use the most in the kitchen during the summer. So you have two very good reasons to fill the windowsill with
jars of mint and basil . In addition to these, add
lavender, lemongrass, lemon verbena, geraniums and catambra - a plant that is odorless to us, but quietly emanates scents very unwelcome to mosquitoes.
Speaking of plants: avoid standing water in saucers, as this is where mosquitoes lay their eggs. To make them inhospitable places even in the presence of water,
you can put a copper coin in the saucer . This is 100% grandmother's remedy.
Essential oils against mosquitoes and homeopathic remedies
How to keep mosquitoes away from the body? We continue "to take them by the nose", this time with the essential oils most hated by these small insects, such as the essential oil of lavender, lemon, tea tree oil, lemongrass, peppermint, soy (few people know, but soybean oil is a great repellent!) or geranium oil. Then there is also the lesser known neem oil which, with its antibacterial, antiseptic and antiparasitic properties, also keeps mosquitoes away from our skin.
Some of the oils that I have listed you can spread them on the skin (better if diluted) as an anti-mosquito lotion, others are to be spread in the environment. At the herbalist's shop they will explain how to use them.
And while you are in herbal medicine, ask for information on Ledum Palustre, a plant used to repel insects. Behind this unknown name actually hides the simple wild rosemary that has extraordinary power in making your blood a much less delicious dish for mosquitoes - the result varies from person to person.
The hum of mosquitoes? And who remembers it anymore!
