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While insects are a valuable part of our gardens' ecosystems, sometimes they end up tucking into our vegetable harvests or eating their way through our flower buds before they bloom. 

These moments can have us reaching for the insecticides. However, filled with toxic chemicals, commercial insecticides often stand at odds with the sustainable garden ideas that we want our plots to embody.

This is where homemade insect sprays and deterrents come into their own. Created from items you would find in your store cupboard, they are quick and effective ways to ward bugs off your prized plants. 

‘Homemade garlic, nettle, soap, tomato and basil sprays are effective against aphids, mites and thrips. The aim is not to kill off all the insects in your garden, but rather aim for a healthy ecosystem,’ says garden expert Leigh Clapp.

Bug sprays – 6 homemade recipes for plants

Homemade bug sprays should only be used as a short term solution – at the same time as treating pests, think of adding other plants to your garden that will encourage insects and animals that prey on the problem bug.  

‘Disaster-proof your garden through plant diversity. The wider the range of plants, the less they are plagued by pests, so that if a disease or pest occurs only a limited number of susceptible plants will be affected,’ continues Leigh. 

For example, if you want to get rid of slugs, can you attract more birds? If you need to get rid of aphids, could you plant angelica, fennel and dill nearby to attract ladybirds? There are lots of different companion planting ideas that will help you to reduce pests in your plot. By creating a balanced garden, you will find that you have less and less need for bug sprays. 

Before using any of these bug sprays on your plants, always do a patch-test. Spray a small amount onto a few leaves of the plant and wait 24 hours to see if there is any damage. Avoid using any foliar sprays during the heat of the day as the exposure to the sun can cause leaf burn. 

1. Insecticidal soap

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A popular bug spray for treating a wide range of pests, homemade insecticidal soap, consists of soap, oil and water. Homemade insecticidal soap is often the first port of call for many gardeners as the ingredients are all store cupboard essentials. 

To create insecticidal soap combine one cup of vegetable oil with one tablespoon of dishwashing soap or pure Castile liquid soap. For this method, as well as any others that call for dishwashing soap, avoid those that contain a degreaser or bleach as these can cause more harm than good. Use this oil and soap mixture as a concentrate and dilute one teaspoon with two cups of warm water into a spray bottle. Once mixed with water, the solution’s efficacy will only last for a day. 

Insecticidal soap is one of the best ways of getting rid of aphids, as well as lacebugs, leafhoppers, mealybugs and thrips.

2. Neem oil bug spray

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An organic insecticide, neem oil has seen a rise in popularity as a method to treat everything from insects through to fungi. 

‘Neem oil has been used in India for thousands of years and is a trusted method to keep on top of pests, without any of the nasties,’ explains John Maree, co-owner of OxyPlants . ‘A spray of Neem oil on the tops and undersides of your plant’s leaves will help remove several pests, including mites, whitefly, aphids, thrip, and mealybugs, at every stage in their life cycle. Using neem oil also helps to get rid of powdery mildew, too.’

To use neem oil as a homemade bug spray mix one to two tablespoons of pure, cold-pressed neem oil with a gallon of water. You can also add one to two teaspoons of dish soap to the mix to help the neem oil adhere to the plants. 

Alternatively, you can use neem oil as a root soak to treat root rot. Mix one gallon of water with two tablespoons of neem oil and one teaspoons of pure Castile liquid soap (to help the neem oil adhere). Apply a small amount as a test and wait 24 hours. If all is well, then apply two or three cups to the soil around the plant, then continue the treatment as a replacement to the watering cycle. 

A benefit of using neem oil over other pesticides is that it doesn't harm birds, pets or beneficial insects. This is because neem oil gets absorbed into the plant’s tissue rather than just sitting on the surface and so only affects any insects that ingest the plant. 

3. Vinegar spray

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It seems that there is no end to the abilities of vinegar, especially when you take into account the numerous ways of cleaning with vinegar, but did you know that it can also be used as a bug spray?

One of the easiest homemade bug sprays, simply mix one cup of white vinegar with three cups of water. You can also add half a teaspoon of dishwashing soap to help the solution adhere. Shake thoroughly and apply to the affected areas.

The acetic acid in the vinegar will treat a wide range of garden pests but it requires contact. If you have whitefly eggs be sure to spray under the leaves. Furthermore, white vinegar has a strong odor which has been reported to repel ants and other scent driven pests.

'If you are wanting to treat houseplants with a vinegar spray, try adding a few drops of essential oil or some slices of lemon peel or rosemary sprigs to help temper the vinegar smell,' advises Period Living editor Melanie Griffiths.

4. Garlic spray

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You may have heard that onions and garlic make good companion plants as the scent of their foliage helps to repel aphids, slugs and carrot fly. This spray takes it to the next level. 

‘Puree two garlic bulbs with one tablespoon of vegetable oil, let it sit overnight, strain, add one teaspoon of mild liquid soap and four cups of water to fill the spray container,’ recommends Leigh Clapp. 

Store this mixture in the fridge until needed. In the evening, spray both sides of the leaves with the spray and then reapply every few days when your plants are suffering with infestation. Alternatively, use every one to two weeks as a deterrent. 

If you want to be even more sustainable, why not learn how to grow garlic so that you can have an endless supply of garlic spray – plus extra cloves that you can add to your favorite meals?

5. Tomato leaf spray

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If you’ve ever tried growing tomatoes, you will be familiar with the characteristic scent of their leaves, but did you know that these leaves contain a compound called alkaloid which can be used to create a spray that is toxic to aphids and mites? To make a tomato leaf spray, mix equal quantities of chopped up tomato leaf with water and leave to steep overnight. Let this steep overnight, before straining into a spray bottle and applying to the plant’s leaves.

This is a great way to recycle tomato leaves once you've pruned them – you can learn how to prune tomato plants for a maximum yield.

6. Cinnamon spray

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If you’ve ever grown plants in pots, you’ll be familiar with the problem of stray mushrooms. However, this can be easily resolve with a simple cinnamon spray. Mix two teaspoons cinnamon powder into four cups of warm water. Allow this to steep overnight and then strain through a coffee filter and then pour into a spray bottle. Mist the potting soil and plants. 

Cinnamon spray is also reported to be an effective treatment to get rid of ants. If you have an ant problem in your pots or want to keep ants away from dining or patio areas, try applying cinnamon oil or powdered cinnamon to create an effective barrier.

What is a natural bug killer for plants?

Vinegar is a really effective natural bug killer for plants. Dilute it 1:1 with water in a spray bottle and spray it over and under the leaves of affected plants. You can also use it around the house to deter bugs inside; the vinegary smell will quickly dissipate.

You can also use a hydrogen peroxide and water solution, which is great when trying to get rid of bugs from houseplant soil. 

Which homemade bug spray is best for repelling mosquitoes?

The best homemade bug sprays for repelling mosquitoes are those with a strong smell that mosquitoes hate. Other than citronella, which you are probably already familiar with as a mosquito repellent, they include the following essential oils: 

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7 Homemade Bug Sprays For Indoor Plants

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Having a go to DIY homemade bug spray for indoor garden plants is a must in my house. Years ago people only thought about plants belonging in the vegetable garden and out in the sun. 

They were used to placing them away from homes and indoor spaces.  But today, that’s just not the case anymore.

We love having plants in our homes and offices.  It’s one of the simplest ways to bring nature inside.  Whether you live in an apartment or you work in a high rise, you can grow your own little garden indoors in boxes, pots, or hanging planters.  They help us relax and bring some of the outdoors inside.

Houseplants are the best natural air purifiers.  They cleanse the air from toxic chemicals and raise the air’s humidity to protect us from dry coughs, sore throat, and respiratory problems.

Plants have a wide verity of benefits so why not bring them inside

If you’re feeling stressed at work, having plants in your office or home can lower your blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration.  They help reduce your stress and anxiety.

However, one of the pest problems you can face when keeping plants indoors is different bugs and adult fungus gnats especially.  These little insects and natural predators live and feed on the leaves of your plants.  They are not only annoying — they can do serious damage to your plants, too.

Make sure to do a closer inspection of your plant every now and then to check for signs of pests. If there is a sticky substance or black spots on your plant, that could be a sign you’ve got a pest you need to deal with.

However there are different ways you can get rid of these aphids, mites, and other creepy, crawly creatures, including beneficial insects.  You don’t have to use chemical pesticides, insecticidal soap, or even vegetable oil which large numbers of people used years ago to treat for bugs indoors but that made quite a mess. 

They are not only dangerous for you, your family, and your pets, chemical pesticides are also very expensive and do not always work.

Think smarter, not harder you don’t need a ton of money to treat your plans

But, we also want to be sure we use all natural pest control on the house plants and all natural garden pest control.  So if you’re looking for the best homemade insecticides, best indoor use bug spray, best organic common houseplant pest control, or just great natural pesticides and bug spray for your healthy plants, we have you covered. With these homemade sprays made, with more natural ingredients!

Instead of using store bought pesticides for chemical control with who knows what in them, (I mean, I know they print what’s in it on the product – but I am not a scientist, so I have NO idea what they are!) you can try these homemade bug spray recipes for your indoor plants. 

They are safer and more effective methods of getting rid of the indoor plant pests and indoor plant bugs your houseplants may encounter.  Most of the items to make these you might find you already have at home!

Let’s get started!

You don’t have to buy dangerous and expensive chemicals to treat your garden, you can use DIY sprays

1. Soapy Water Homemade Bug Spray

Treating your infested plants with soapy water is one of the best recipes to use. Soap kills pests on contact. Soap will dehydrate the spider mites and aphids, and it won’t hurt your plants. However, always try a spot test to see how your plant responds. Make sure to get the whole infested plant, even the undersides of leaves to prevent severe infestations.

What You Need:

2 tablespoons mild liquid dish soap (be sure it’s a mild soap)
1 gallon water
Spray Bottle (always use a clean spray bottle)

What You Need To Do:

1. First step mix 2 tablespoons mild liquid soap for every 1 gallon of water in spray bottle.
2. Spray the mixture on the affected plants.  Use it about every 7 days until the problem is resolved.  Always try a spot test to see how your entire plant will respond.

2.

Neem Oil Spray

Neem oil is a natural and organic product like diatomaceous earth, which effectively controls and eliminates common houseplant pests. It works by messing with the brains of the plant pests, so they stop eating, mating, reproducing, and they’ll eventually die off. This will help you keep up new growth and get rid of serious infestations.

Neem oil also has a residual effect so you don’t need to treat the new plant every day.  You also don’t see them die right before your eyes, it takes some time.   Always try a spot test to see how your plant responds.

What You Need:

1/2 ounce high-quality pure neem oil
1/2 teaspoon mild liquid soap or pure castile soap
2 quart of water (warm)
Spray Bottle

What You Need To Do:
Garlic & Peppers together make a very effective spray and you can grow both yourself

3.

Garlic And Hot Pepper Spray

If you don’t mind the smell, a hot pepper and garlic spray is effective in getting rid of aphids on your plants.  It stops bad infestations.

It does this by keeping them from eating the plants.  Always try a spot test to see how your plant and plant leaves respond to any spray, even this garlic oil spray.

What You Need:

2 to 3 garlic cloves
6 large chili peppers
Cheesecloth or coffee filter
Blender
Spray Bottle

What You Need To Do:
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4.

Alcohol Homemade Insecticide

A rubbing alcohol solution is a great way to gain effective control over heavy infestations and for repelling insects from your houseplants.   Always try a spot test to see how your plant material responds.

What You Need:

1 or 2 cups of 70 percent isopropyl alcohol
1 quart water
Spray Bottle

What You Need To Do:

5.

Eucalyptus Essential Oils

Eucalyptus Oil is a good option for a natural pesticide for honey bees, wasps, fruit flies, and flies.  It also leaves a minty smell that works as a natural deodorizer in your house or office.  Always try a spot test to see how your plant responds.

What You Need:

1/4 teaspoon Eucalyptus Oil (there are many essential oil bug spray uses)
1 cups of water
Spray Bottle

What You Need To Do:

1. Mix the water and oil in a spray bottle.
2. Spray the mixture on the affected plants. 
3. Use it every 7-14 days until you don’t see them any more.

Peppers can make a very effective spray, plus you can grow them yourself!

6.

Pepper Spray

Black pepper, chili pepper, ginger or paprika — pests hate those.   All of them contain capsaicin which repels spider mites and other insects.  Always try a spot test to see how your host plant responds.

What You Need:

2 tablespoons red pepper
1 teaspoon mild liquid soap
1 gallon water
Spray Bottle

What You Need To Do:

1. Place all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl.  Stir slowly.  Add the mixture in the spray bottle.
2. Spray the mixture on the affected plants.  Repeat the spray every few days or as long as you can see the pests in your plants.

7.

Chrysanthemum Flower Tea

Chrysanthemum holds a powerful plant chemical component called pyrethrum which invades the nervous system of insects and renders them immobile.  You can add some organic essential oil for added scent.  Always try a spot test to see how your plant responds.

What You Need:

100 grams of dried flowers
1 liter water
Spray Bottle

What You Need To Do:

1. Boil the dried flowers in a liter of water for twenty minutes.
2. Strain, cool, and pour into a spray bottle.
3. Spray the mixture on the affected plants.  Repeat the spray every few days or as long as you can see the pests on your plants.

Stop insect invasions before they have a chance to multiply!  Make your home an unwelcome place for these indoor bugs by quickly spraying them with these homemade plant sprays.

What homemade plant sprays have you found effective?  Share your recipes in the comments below.

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Preparations for disinfection, destruction of insects, rodents, veterinary, biological agents, plant protection

DET

Insecticide based on pyrethroid concentrate.

The formulation is an aerosol ready for use.

For the destruction of non-flying (cockroaches, fleas, bugs, red house ants, etc.) and flying (moths, mosquitoes, wasps) insects and treatment of landing sites for house flies.

DET k.e.

Composite pyrethroid broad-spectrum insecticide.

It is intended for combating synanthropic insects, as well as for spatial treatment of premises and adjacent territories by the aerosol method.

Extrasol M

Veterinary broad-spectrum insecticide. With direct contact, it has a detrimental effect on insects: flies, insects of the gnus complex (mosquitoes, gadflies, midges, woodlice, mosquitoes), down, feather, hair eaters, fleas, lice, bedbugs, as well as ticks: ixodic, gamazoid, sarcoptoid, chicken .

Aerosol additive ADN-0.1

Ready-to-use carrier for efficient aerosol handling with Curtis Dyna-Fog, Ltd. aerosol generators. The use of this carrier makes it possible to slow down the evaporation of finely dispersed water particles, ensuring a better distribution of sprayed preparations throughout the volume of the treated room. It is recommended to use for any aerosol treatment with aerosol generators: pulse jet engine (PUWR), ultra low volume atomization (ULV) and low volume atomization (LVM).

K-Obiol, Ph.
D.

Contact-intestinal insecticide for stockpest pest control. Broad spectrum of effectiveness against all pests of stored grain within 12 months. It does not adversely affect the germination of seed material. Low residue in processed products (flour, malt, beer, bread, etc.) Maximum safety for the consumer.

K-Othrin SC50

Contact-intestinal insecticide for killing flying and crawling insects.

The preparation is intended for preventive disinfection of communal facilities, public catering and transport facilities.

Quick Byte Spray

Highly effective insecticidal bait for controlling the number of synanthropic insects, in particular flies (housefly, blue meat fly, green meat fly, fruit flies, etc.).

Effective against resistant insect populations resistant to organophosphates, pyrethroids and carbamides.

For use indoors and outdoors.

Solfak EW50

Insecticide for the destruction of synanthropic insects (cockroaches, fleas, bugs, ants, flies, mosquitoes and their larvae). Solfak has an acute contact and intestinal effect on insects, has an aftereffect.

Solfak Duo SC75

Insecticide for the destruction of insects. The drug is concentrated, used in the form of working solutions. It contains two powerful active ingredients. The death of insects occurs immediately after treatment with Solfak Duo, it has a prolonged effect.

Baucidal WP25

Insecticide for the destruction of fly larvae, mosquitoes, dung beetles in livestock buildings, non-natural sources of non-potable water. The drug is available in the form of a water-soluble powder.

Macforce IC

Insecticide for the destruction of crawling synanthropic insects (cockroaches) in residential premises, premises of communal facilities, public catering facilities, zoos, veterinary clinics.

Initiator

Combination preparation of a systemic insecticide with a long-acting fertilizer in the form of a tablet. It is used when planting seedlings and during the growing season of plants. Protects plants from soil, leaf-eating and sucking pests for a long time.

Drucker 10.2

Concentrated insecticidal microencapsulated product. It is used to destroy flying and crawling insects in premises for various purposes and in open areas. It has a residual aftereffect due to a combination of effective active ingredients and microencapsular technology.

Drucker GKP

Drucker is a ready-to-use, microencapsulated insecticide for indoors and outdoors. Used to control cockroaches, flies, wasps, fleas, spiders, scorpions, stock pests, etc.

Caracuille

Microencapsulated concentrated drug is intended for the destruction of crawling insects in household, household, warehouse, medical and children's institutions. It is applied by spraying the working solution of the drug.

Lost

Insecticide for the destruction of flies, wasps, cockroaches, ants, fleas, bedbugs, wood pests.

High insecticidal activity, long and wide spectrum of aftereffect.

Phoenix

Insect control agent: wood pests, wasps, hornets and others. Safe for people, environment.

Convenient, efficient and beneficial to use.

Aspermet
Means Aspermet is intended for destruction of insects. Can be applied by aerosol method or by spraying. It is used for disinfection of premises for various purposes and in open areas. Available as an emulsion concentrate. When processing, it is necessary to dilute with water or oil until a working suspension is obtained.
Gaubsin
Modern microbiological preparation of insecticidal and funicidal action. Safe for people and the environment. It is used to destroy pests, diseases, stimulate the growth and fruiting of garden, berry, vegetable crops and grapes.
Bactoculicide
Biological insecticide for the destruction of all types of mosquitoes. It is applied to destruction of larvae of mosquitoes and squeaker mosquitoes in open reservoirs, basements.
Argenvit

Disinfectant for surfaces and rooms. Based on colloidal silver. It is used for furnishings, tools, clothing, furniture, hands, to prevent epidemics, etc. It has bactericidal, antiviral, fungicidal properties. Hypoallergenic drug.

Polidez 20
Means is intended for current and preventive disinfection on various objects. It has a wide spectrum of antimicrobial, fungicidal, virucidal action. Treatment with Polydez 20 is carried out by wiping surfaces, soaking, spraying and other methods.
Valeus-D
Highly effective disinfectant for the treatment of premises, equipment, vehicles and other objects. It is used for current and preventive disinfection. Has an aftereffect.
Rat Death #1

Effective pasty bait to kill rats and mice. The product is packaged in filter paper bags. Can be used in wet areas. Safe for birds and bees.

Murin forte

Means for the extermination of rodents in domestic, utility rooms, in open areas. It is produced in the form of mini-pellets. Effective against populations of rodents resistant to other rodenticides.

Rev.

The preparation is intended for extermination of rodents. Produced in the form of briquettes. Used indoors, outdoors. Works well in rooms with high humidity.

Tornado
Rodenticide is intended for the extermination of rodents. It is applied in rooms of various function and on the open areas.
Barracks
Remedy against all major types of rats and mice. Single use anticoagulant. The drug is used in the form of food-poison in the form of granules, grains, paraffin blocks. There is an antidote.

folk remedies and effective traps

We live in a private house and in the summer we keep not only the windows open, but also the front doors, so that it would be convenient for children to run out to the site and run back. There are mosquito nets on the windows, and we hung tulle on the door. Bees and wasps rarely seep through the tulle, but at least the flies have something.

Flies constantly hang around in the kitchen, sit on leftover food if you don't close it with a lid. This in itself is unpleasant. Flies also pester at night - they run around the open parts of the body. Sometimes because of this, the little daughter wakes up and starts crying.

We tried sticky fly tapes, but didn't see much of a difference. A dozen flies stuck, and another two dozen continue to fly as if nothing had happened.

Tell me what can be done to get rid of flies and they never appear again?

Andrey Nenastiev

defeated flies in his house

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You are not alone in your trouble: in summer, flies constantly fly into private houses and apartments. There are especially many flies in late August and early September, when it starts to get cold outside.

It seems that flies are mostly annoying by the very fact of their appearance: they fly, buzz, sit on people and just make people nervous. But besides this, flies also lay eggs. So they can carry dangerous diseases, such as E. coli. Therefore, it is undesirable for insects to sit on food.

Unlike, for example, ants or cockroaches, it is not so difficult to drive out flies. You can do without expensive traps and chemicals. I'll tell you how to do it and how I drove the flies away.

Fly Traps

Traps are one of the easiest ways to deal with flies: no chemicals required, your apartment or house won't smell bad, and you can set the trap and forget about it for a while.

Traps work like this: a fly smells the bait and flies into the narrow neck of the trap, but can no longer fly out. As a bait, you can use jam, syrup, beer, honey, or anything else sweet and fluid.

As the trap fills with flies, it is necessary to clean it - shake out the insects along with the old bait and pour in a new one. Before updating, the trap can be washed, but some owners do not do this on purpose so that the container is more attractive to insects.

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How often to clean the trap depends on the number of flies and the performance of the bait: if you see that the flies are no longer interested in jam, then it's time to replace it.

This is a factory fly trap that also helps against wasps. The kit comes with a ready-made bait - however, in the reviews on Leroy Merlin they write that the manufacturer periodically forgets to put it in, and buyers have to fill the trap with jam themselves. And so you can make a trap from a plastic bottle yourself. In addition to being cheap, the advantage of such a trap is that you can see how many flies have been caught through the transparent walls of the bottle. However, someone, on the contrary, will not like looking at insects

Adhesive tapes

Sticky fly tapes are usually hung on the chandelier. Insects sit on the tape, stick to it and die. Whether flies land on the tape depends on what it is lubricated with. Manufacturers use different baits.

I tried three types of tape in my house until I found an effective one. I realized that it is necessary to focus on the price: if the tape is cheap, then it will hang idle, and if it is more expensive than the average, then flies will immediately stick. It was the tapes that ultimately helped me get rid of the flies.

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You can also make your own fly catching tape. To do this, you need to cut the paper into strips and smear these strips with rosin or resin - all this is sold in microelectronics stores, because it is used for soldering. If you add sugar, linseed or castor oil to rosin or resin, the trap will be even more attractive. Some people prepare such a mixture in a water bath so that everything mixes better.

The main disadvantage of stickies is their terrible appearance, especially when a lot of flies stick. The tapes are also quite long, and if the ceilings in the apartment are low, then periodically adults will stick their hair to them.

This Velcro in my house turned out to be useless. She hung for two weeks, and during this time only one fly was caught. Everyone else continued to quietly fly around the house We hung another tape from another manufacturer in the kitchen. When it was covered with flies, we threw it out, and we didn’t hang a new one any more: its appearance discouraged any appetite
This Velcro in my house turned out to be useless. She hung for two weeks, and during this time only one fly was caught. Everyone else continued to quietly fly around the house. We hung another ribbon from another manufacturer in the kitchen. When it was covered with flies, we threw it away, and didn’t hang a new one anymore: its appearance discouraged any appetite Prices for sticky tapes from flies on Ozone start at 84 R, but it’s better not to take the cheapest ones

Fumigators

Fumigators are electrical appliances , which are plugged into an outlet and exude an unbearable smell for flies.

It is difficult to find a special fumigator specifically for flies - most devices are positioned as fumigators for mosquitoes and flies. I tried one of these devices, and it only helped against mosquitoes, but had no effect on flies. The flies even sat right on the working fumigator and calmly rubbed their paws.

Also, although manufacturers write that only insects will smell from the fumigator, in fact, people also feel it. Sometimes he is quite harsh.

I don't recommend using this method with flies, although it is quite effective against mosquitoes.

On Wildberry you can find a mosquito and fly fumigator for R184

Sprays and aerosols

You can also use chemicals against insects - insecticides that need to be sprayed around an apartment or house.

Insecticides are very effective, but they have several serious drawbacks:

  1. Work one time. After spraying, all the flies will die, and the next day new ones will fly in - and you have to spray again. That is, the premises will have to be processed every day.
  2. Dangerous. Insecticides should not be used in the kitchen, and this is where flies usually accumulate. Sprays and aerosols often have a pungent odor; after applying them, you need to leave your home for 30-40 minutes to ventilate it.

When there were a lot of flies in my house, we used an aerosol - ordinary dichlorvos for 90 R. The procedure was quite complicated. My wife and children went outside, I sprayed dichlorvos in places where I most often saw flies. Open all windows at the same time. The smell was unbearable - my throat tickled and I began to cough.

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I sprayed dichlorvos for no more than five minutes, and then ran out of the house. We all returned together in about 30 minutes. There was a residual smell in the house, and all the flies were lying on the floor.

This insecticide "Doctor Klaus" is very powerful. If you spray a lot of it, it is better not to enter the room for at least half an hour, otherwise it will start to pinch your eyes and tickle your throat. The price in Leroy Merlin is 284 R

Poisons in jars

Poisons in jars are also chemicals, but in a safer state: powder or liquid. The powder is poured on lids for jars or saucers and placed around the apartment. You can also sprinkle the powder on the windowsills or moisten it with water and get a paste that you can use to smear, for example, the edges of tables or a kitchen set.

If you buy this poison, read the instructions for how to use it. Often the chemical does not kill the flies, but suppresses them: they fall to the floor and crawl. The manufacturer of the poison suggests that the owners should finish off the insects with a fly swatter or newspaper, and they write about this in the instructions. That is, "drunk" flies on the floor do not mean that the remedy does not work - on the contrary, it does just that.

I tried this fly jam. I bought three jars of 50 R in the exterminator shop Inside the jars is a jelly-like liquid. My wife expected that the flies would roll right in the jar, and I convinced them that they would eat poison and fall on the floor. Both were wrong: the flies had to be killed
I tried this fly jam. I bought three jars of 50 R each in a pest control store. There is a jelly-like liquid inside the jars. My wife expected that the flies would roll right in the jar, and I convinced them that they would eat poison and fall on the floor. Both were wrong: the flies had to be finished off Poison in the form of a powder can be found in Leroy for 198 R Agita is designed specifically to fight flies. Inside the granules that need to be dissolved in water, and spray the room with the resulting solution. One can of Agita on Wildberry costs 770 R

Flyswatter

Flyswatter is the oldest and most tedious way to kill flies: you will have to chase after each fly.

Electric fly swatters are still being sold: devices with a grid through which a current that is safe for humans, but deadly for flies, passes. Such flyswatters reduce the chance of missing even if the flycatcher touches the fly tangentially.

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Electric fly swatter is more expensive. This is an option for 590 R on Wildberry On Ozone, prices for fly swatters start from 130 R

Folk remedies

There are also folk remedies to fight flies. They are very cheap and simple, but the effectiveness of these funds has not been proven: it works for someone, it doesn’t work for someone.

Essential oils. If there is an aroma lamp, add lavender, basil, eucalyptus, mint or clove oil to it. If there is no aroma lamp, a few drops of oil are dissolved in water. Before spraying the solution, open the windows so that the flies have somewhere to fly out. The solution is sprayed everywhere. This method does not last long: aromatic oils evaporate quickly.

Vodka. Its scent also repels flies. Vodka is poured into a spray bottle and all rooms are sprayed. You also need to open the windows first so that the flies can easily find an escape route.

Apple cider vinegar. It must be poured into a jar and covered with a lid, in which holes should be made for flies with a diameter of 5-6 mm. The flies will crawl into the holes and die. In fact, this is also a trap.

Black pepper. You just need to spread it in places where flies accumulate - they do not like it. This method is very limited: flies will not land only next to black pepper, but nothing will prevent them from flying all over the apartment.

Plants. There are two kinds of plants that catch flies with their leaves. This is the Venus flytrap, whose leaves snap shut when a fly lands, and the butterfly. Zhiryanka still produces sugar, which attracts flies, and when they sit on the leaves, they stick to them.

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Flycatchers and indestructible flowers: where to buy unusual plants for your home

This is what a Venus flytrap looks like. Flies fly into the "mouth" of the plant - it slams shut, and the flower eats the fly. Source: Mihai-Bogdan Lazar / Shutterstock

Flies get used to the means of dealing with them

Lyudmila Semochkina

expert in sanitary and epidemiological well-being

I would add special stickers to the means against flies. They look more decent than ribbons: they are, for example, in the form of butterflies and are glued to windows. It is advisable to place stickers higher so that children and pets do not get them. The flies will land on the stickers, eat poison and die within a few days. The active ingredient in the stickers is the pesticide methomyl.

Dichlorvos, chlorpyrifos and similar solutions are indeed often used in country houses. They are very effective, but also very toxic.

To reduce the population of flies in a private house, you need to regularly clean the gutters and sewers - this is the main breeding ground for some types of flies. You can also get social spiders in the suburban area - this is a special kind of spiders that can live a "social" life. This method was used in hospitals in South Africa, because none of the available drugs worked on flies there.

All insects develop resistance to chemicals over time - in other words, they get used to them. Therefore, it is worth changing the drugs.

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