Something as simple as cucumber can keep ants out of the home.
Pests of all kinds can quickly ruin a garden, lawn or home. Nobody wants bugs in their home, but not everyone can afford to call an exterminator. By the same token, many people don't want to use harsh chemicals to drive out pests in the home. Instead, some people prefer to turn to natural pest control measures to keep their homes pest free. These methods are all virtually free ways to keep pests away. Does this Spark an idea?
Ant Remedies
Ants are one of the most frustrating pests to have invade your home, and can often be difficult to get rid of. Many people do not want to use sprays or ant traps, especially if they have children or pets around. However, cucumber peels can be used to keep ants away from a house. Use an ample supply of peel along walls and wherever you notice ants entering the home to keep them away. Vinegar can also eliminate ant problems. Surfaces that have had ants on them should be washed with water and vinegar. Vinegar can be placed along doorways and windows along with the cucumber peel to help keep ants away. The good thing about cucumber peel is that if you ever cook with cucumbers, you can simply save the peel. That makes this a basically free way to prevent ants. While vinegar will still cost you something, it is still extremely affordable.
Bedbugs
If you're fighting off a bedbug infestation, it can be very difficult to be sure that you've removed them completely from your home. While mattresses may need to be disposed off, bedding and linens that they have gotten into can be cleaned in such a way as to prevent any bedbugs from surviving. The key, is to use dry heat to destroy the bedbugs. Anything that you can't wash can instead be put in the dryer and dried for at least twenty minutes. This should be more than enough to kill any bedbugs that might otherwise survive to perpetuate the infestation. The only cost to you is the cost of the power to run your dryer.
Termites and Cockroaches
Boric Acid is safe and and readily available for household use. Mix Boric acid with propylene glycol to create a potent blend for eliminating termites from a home. It will penetrate wood in order to prevent termites from infesting it further. Boric acid is also useful in killing a number of other pests, such as cockroaches. It can also be used to treat carpets that have been infested with fleas. Several marketed insecticides use boric acid as the active ingredient. While not free, purchasing Boric acid and propylene glycol to make a termite or cockroach remedy will be much less costly then the similar commercial products on the market.
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