What smell are flies and mosquitoes afraid of?

It is impossible to completely get rid of flies, but plants and essential oils will help reduce their number. What smell repels flies, checked by specialists in laboratory conditions, as well as ordinary inhabitants of our planet. Insects in their activities are guided by the sense of smell, some aromas clog the spiracles, and interfere with orientation in space.

What smell are flies afraid of

Insects live in conditions where the pathogenic microflora is teeming, the smell is not pleasant. Flies fly to a sweet, sour smell, the unpleasant stink of a garbage can, garbage pits, sewage, feces. They do not tolerate a smell quite pleasant for a person - some flowers, plants, as well as essential oils.

Plants from flies are used fresh, dry, prepare decoctions, squeeze juices. Repellents are hung under the ceiling, placed on window sills, wiped window frames, doorways. Planted vegetation near the house, near the windows.

Plants that repel flies in a summer house in a private house

To protect the room from annoying insects in the private sector, in the country, you need to plant a walnut tree near the windows or around the perimeter of the plot. In the countries of the Caucasus, gazebos, recreation areas are made beneath it, they spend time quietly. A decoction is prepared from the leaves of the nut, the frames are wiped. Flies do not fly into the house even with the windows open.

Flies do not like the smell of black elderberry. Especially effective during flowering. The bush should be planted near the house. The plant repels not only flies, mosquitoes, but also bugs, rodents. Bunches are hung in the house, placed in the corners of the outbuildings. The plant is toxic, so you need to work with it with gloves, do not use it in the bedroom. An excellent insect repellent on the outside.

Tansy secretes a substance that paralyzes the functioning of the nervous system, causes muscle paralysis. Bunches of fresh grass or powdered dry powder are placed in the house.

On a note!

Tansy from flies is also used to protect fresh meat - sprinkled with powder on top, the female will not be able to lay eggs. However, you must remember that the plant is poisonous, if you overdo it with a dosage, smell, it causes a person's headache, dizziness, and nausea. Wormwood has a similar property.

Jasmine will be a wonderful decoration for a summer cottage, fill a house with pleasant aroma, smell at a great distance, scare away annoying parasites. A fragrant bouquet in the house is the best protection.

From flies in the country helps:

• rosemary;
• bird highlander;
• the marsh pendulum;
• horse chestnut;
• ivy;
• Rowan;
• thuja;
• juniper.

Use odors both indoors and outdoors.

Pest repellent in an apartment

Plants that effectively repel pests, have a beneficial effect on humans, calm the nervous system or improve overall well-being.

• Bay leaf. From flies in the apartment lay out the leaves on the windowsills, near the doorways. They prepare a cool decoction, wipe the frames, if necessary, the floors. In the laboratory, studies were conducted, as a result of which the flies died 2 minutes after inhaling the aroma of laurel.It is impossible to force an insect to breathe in natural conditions for such a long time, but you can quickly scare it away.
• Geranium. Flowers from flies adorn the interior of the apartment, expel parasites. Flowers, leaves secrete a substance that disrupts the functioning of the central nervous system, interferes with orientation in space. The fragrance of cloves has the same effect against flies and mosquitoes.
• Aloe juice. Dilute with hot water, use a solution to wipe window sills, window frames, doorways. The tool helps to repel existing pests, drive away new ones.
• Peppermint. A plant from flies is used fresh, dry, as part of a decoction. Lay out bouquets on the windowsills, in the corners of the apartment. Brush wipe the window sills. Peppermint has a beneficial effect on a person, soothes. This folk remedy is allowed to be used in a children's room, bedroom. Melissa acts similarly. The plant can be planted in a pot, put in the kitchen, in any room.
• Basil. The plant grows well at home on the windowsill, on the land. Bouquets of fresh grass are also laid out.

Grass from flies provides protection of the apartment, house, while there is a smell, hoods are often used for convenience and efficiency. Dripping on a windowsill, a lamp bulb, add to the water. The floors are washed with a solution, window sills are wiped, and if necessary, furniture. Effective essential oils from flies - lavender, geranium, lemongrass, mint, lemon balm, rosemary, chamomile, basil.

Interesting!

Not only scares away, but also kills the red fly agaric. Use the mushroom in many ways. Cut into slices, watered with jam, honey, put refreshments in places of accumulation of insects. Grind the dry mushroom into a powder, mix with sugar. Application requires caution, it is not recommended to use in a residential apartment, but it can be use on a summer cottage to get rid of flies.