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Tips for Do It Yourself Pest Control

Do you think that you cannot do the pest control by yourself? Well, it is only you who can prevent the entry of the pests in your house. If you will not allow them to enter or provide them the environment they live and grow then you can easily live in your house with no pests of course. If you will prevent the pests from coming inside your house then there’s no need to call the exterminators. But, if you fail to prevent pests then you will have to call a professional Pest Control Company to get rid of the pests.


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But, below are the tips that you can follow to get rid of the pests by yourself, but only when the infestation is less severe.


Identify the pest


Do you think that you know what types of bugs have invaded your house? Is it just one type or several have infested your home. Well, before you start preparing for repellents or baits you must figure out what type of pest infestation you have. There could be anything in your house like cockroaches, rats, spiders, lizards, cricket, flies, mosquitoes, carpet beetle, bed bugs, etc. So, you must know which pests are living in your house because only then you can know what type of treatment is required to get rid of the pests. Once you know what type of pests or insects you have, you can go with the following pest control treatments to do it yourself.


All the pest control treatments we are sharing here are safe to use and can be done by any one of you by yourself because they are natural and home remedies that don’t have severe side effects: -


Ants


Ants are everywhere, no matter whether you have kept foods open for them or not they can find food anywhere in this world. But, fortunately, there are some natural remedies you can use to kill the ants and prevent your house from ant infestation.


  • Coffee Ground: This can help in preventing ant infestation. You can just sprinkle coffee ground in the windows and doors and see the magic that the ants will not come closer to those coffee grounds

  • Borax Mixture: Make a solution of 1 ½ tbsp. of borax with 1 cup of sugar water. Mix it properly and then soak some cotton balls in the solution. Place all the cotton balls in the areas where you have spotted ants in your house. The sweet smell of sugar will attract ants. They will take this to their nest where the other ants of the colonies will affect by the borax and will be killed eventually.

Cockroaches


Cockroaches are the most common household pests. They are the most hated or disliked creatures on the earth. But as they like warm environments they infest your home. If you spot any cockroach in our house then use the following remedies: -

  • Baking soda and Sugar: You would need an equal amount of these two. Mix sugar and baking soda with water and pour it into a spray bottle. You can spray the solution in the places where you see most activities of cockroaches. Baking soda will get mix with cockroaches’ stomach acid and then they will die.

Fruit Flies


Fruits flies seem not all dangerous but they are because they carry germs and bacteria and contaminate our food. So, you should not allow the flies to enter your house.

  • Apple Cider Vinegar: You can make a trap for the flies by using apple cider vinegar with few drops of your dish detergent. Mix them well and keep them on your dining table or in the kitchen. Actually, the smell of the vinegar will attract the flies but the detergent mixed in it will kill them.

Spiders


Seeing the spider nets on your walls and ceiling is very common but that doesn’t mean you should allow them to live in your house. And only cleaning and removing the nets is not the way to get rid of them. You should use the following method to get rid of spiders.

  • Vinegar and Water Spray: Make a solution of vinegar and water taking in equal proportion. Pour it in a spray bottle and then spray it on the walls, corners of the ceiling, etc. This will remove the spiders completely from your house.

These are the DIY methods that are not only effective in killing the pests but are cost-effective as well and require less time for making. So, use the tips and make your home free from nasty and pesky pests.


But, remember that these DIY tips are only effective when the problem is not severe. If you think infestation is severe and requires professional’s assistance then you should hire a professional pest control company. They will use their own trick and pest control products to effectively removing the pests from your place.


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