Garlic contains acid and antiseptic properties deadly to fleas and ticks.
Springtime brings with it fresh fruits and vegetables, fragrant flowers, spring sports and, unfortunately, insects. While the warmer months are the time to play and relax out of doors, you and your pet must also watch out for flea and tick invasions. Certainly, you can treat your pets against getting infected, but you should also protect yourself and your home by treating your yard with garlic. Garlic repels insects with its scent and acids. Does this Spark an idea?
Garlic Yard Spray
Garlic contains antiseptic and antibacterial properties that are not kind to fleas and ticks. When sprayed with the liquid, the insects and their larvae quickly shrivel and die. That being said, you must use caution when applying garlic spray to your yard. Dilute the liquid by half with water and mist your lawn with a hose-end sprayer. The lawn should be coated, not soaked.
Garlic Oil Preparation
You can purchase garlic sprays for your lawn, or make your own at home. Blend three or four peeled garlic bulbs in your blender until pulverized. Pour the pulverized garlic through a sieve, straining the garlic juice into a bowl. Mix 1 cup of water with every 1/4 cup of garlic juice. Pour the mixture into a hose-end garden sprayer and mist your lawn with it. You need about a cup of mixture for each square foot in your yard.
Treatment Timetable
Spray your lawn with a commercial or homemade garlic preparation once every three days for two months if you have a known infestation. This application should kill the adults as well as the larvae. To prevent an infestation from occurring or recurring, mist your yard with garlic each week for about six weeks.
Warnings
Oversaturating your lawn with any kind of treatment could cause burned grass and bare patches. Spray your yard at night for the best results. Avoid spraying garlic directly on the leaves of flowers and other garden plants.
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