Thursday, October 20, 2011

Getting Rid of Ants And Dust Mites

Insects and pest are just natural problems for every home. Whatever ways of cleaning out your home, pest and insects will always get in! I have already written about some homemade natural pest control, now we will be talking about some specific types of pest and insects and how to get rid of them.

Dust Mites:  these pests can be found almost everywhere in our home. In our carpets, beds, clothing, bookshelves and furniture. These are not too much of a problem but for people with asthma, this problem isn’t just annoying but could also be very dangerous. While the effects can be minor or big problems, we really have to eliminate this pest as it is not worth taking the risk.

What you need to do are the following if you can’t help it, minimize the use of humidifiers. Dust mites boom on warmth and humidity. Vacuum every now and then for carpets, pillows and mattresses. When washing your clothes and beddings, it’s ideal to wash in water with 55degrees Celsius or much better if higher. 

Detergents cannot help you avoid mites if you are only applying average water temperature. To avoid people with allergy from getting asthma, keep stuffed toys, books, rugs out of their bedroom or out of their room. Cover your mats and mattress with laminated covers to avoid dust mites from breeding in there.

Ants: the first thing to do to keep attracting from ants’ radar. Keep your sugars, cookies and anything sweet well covered. You also have to try to clean up crumbs or any sort of leftover as ants surely will feed on them. You can also try these helpful measures in keeping your house ants-free.
  • For foods which can’t get into the refrigerator, try putting it on top of a bin full of water as ants cannot      go to the food or else they’ll end up swimming in death.
  • Put cucumber slices in the kitchen, dining table or any place which serves as
  • ants’ entry.
  • Always keep a homemade spray bottle with a mixture of water and soap or any detergent ingredients.
  • For areas that ants are most active, you can leave a low wattage light on from time. Changing in light can greatly affect ants’ activity and their rummaging patterns.
These are just some of the things you can do to keep insects and pest away from your home. Watch out for more tips and discussion on how to keep your home as well as your garden free from insects using natural pest control methods.



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