The reality is that getting rid of urban pests without using poison is not an easy thing. However, you can learn simple, non-toxic solutions to keep your home free of insects and rodents.

The truth is that we are never completely free of these disgusting pests, even with our house clean, cockroaches, flies, moths, ants, spiders, etc. can invade us.

It is important to take into account these insects and even rats could be near us, we must remember that they are animals of dirty spaces such as garbage cans, sewers, drains and the like. For these pests, they are infected places but they are their natural habitat and they reproduce on urban roads.

Beyond these spaces, the truth is that we do not want it inside our house. Therefore, we must take necessary measures to keep them away from us; insecticides surely do not solve the entire problem.

Below are some tips and recommendations to keep these disgusting pests away from our home.

As we already mentioned, insecticides are not enough to eliminate these pests and are also harmful to health due to their harmful components.

Let’s see below some practical tricks to get rid of these pests:

Spiders:

Although there are a variety of spiders, they generally take refuge in the corners of the house, such as behind doors, the ceiling, and under furniture. We must be attentive and get rid of things that attract them, such as cardboard, newspapers and magazines.

The key is not to accumulate these materials inside the house, but we can also scare them away with a home remedy:

• To start, we mix 5 ml. of camphor essence or it could be 10 sprigs of rosemary well crushed in 1 liter of alcohol. We let it rest for 1 week.
• After a week, we proceed to clean the entire house with this mixture on a damp cloth.

Cockroaches:

Cockroaches invade especially when there is food available, hence the importance of keeping all food well stored.

In addition, it is essential to cover unclogged sewers or drains; we must prevent them from entering our home.

Of course, apart from taking certain precautions, you have to find a homemade solution. For example, we can prepare a mixture of boric acid about 100 grams, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 chopped onion. Everything is mixed and a kind of paste is obtained, we shape it into balls and spread them throughout the corners of the house.

Termites:

As we well know, termites appear in anything made of wood, which is why the best way to protect wood is varnishing.

Which is why, to keep doors and furniture more protected, you should apply orange or citronella oil every week. The recommendation is to do it when we do a deep cleaning in the house.

Ants:

To begin with, if we do not want to see ants in the home, we should not leave food or traces of it. We know that they are especially attracted to sweets, be very careful with the poorly closed refrigerator door.

On the other hand, we must look for where they enter our house. If we manage to find cracks or holes to enter, place vinegar or detergent precisely there, you can also rub a little ground coffee or pepper in those places.

Flies:

Without a doubt, flies are disgusting and especially in the hot season. In fact, in rather rural places, if there are other animals, the manure will attract more flies.

Let’s not forget to close the garbage bags tightly, in addition to covering the garbage cans. A homemade and ancient solution that gives good results is to hang transparent bags filled with water on the doors or windows where the water enters.

Fleas:

Generally, when we have pets at home, fleas appear, which is why we can notice them in the yard. Furthermore, when we take our pet to someone’s house with an animal with fleas, there is a risk of it becoming infected.

Cleaning will be essential and necessary, not only for our pet but also for his house or shelter where he sleeps. On the sofa and carpets we can sprinkle a little coarse salt and let it act for a while, even a few hours.

Finally, we vacuum it for a deeper and more effective cleaning.

Rats:

When it comes to rats, food safety is threatened, because a package of food will undoubtedly break it. So the recommendation is to store it in a closed place or in glass containers, which cannot be broken.

A natural trap for rats is to spread ground beans in the corners of the house and when they are consumed by the rodents, they will ferment in the stomach and they will die of poisoning.

Another more aggressive tactic is to mix ¼ cup of boric acid with 1 cup of peanut butter, form small balls and spread them around the house.

Moths:

Moths are another annoying pest, they go directly to clothes, papers and even packaged foods. Generally, they are found in unventilated and humid spaces, which is why it is common to find them in the closet and other closets.

What we know about moths is that they do not like strong odors, so a home remedy to scare them away is using herbs. We can simply place some lemongrass in the pockets of our clothes, for example.

Another option is to spray a combination every week that consists of mixing: 250 ml of alcohol vinegar, about 10 drops of lavender oil and 1 tablespoon of cloves. Highly effective natural.

If we apply these tips and tricks, we will keep our home free of urban pests without using poisons!