Getting Rid of Pests Naturally
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Sharing our homes with insects, rodents or other uninvited creatures can be very unpleasant and on occasion, dangerous. Using commercial pesticides can be and often is hazardous to your or your family’s health. Here are some safer natural alternatives.
First Rule of Natural Pest Control
The first rule of pest management is to avoid encouraging pests in the first place. Seal all cracks and holes in walls, floors or skirting where mice, rats or insects could enter and consider fitting fly-screens over doors, windows and vents.
You can use wire wool to stop rodents. They won’t chew through that.
4 Simple Preventative Measures
- Keep food in tightly sealed jars or plastic boxes, not open packets.
- Keep floors and surfaces clean. Wipe up crumbs and sticky spills immediately.
- Rinse food and drink containers before recycling or throwing them away.
- Keep your rubbish bins covered and empty them regularly. A good feng-shui practice is take all the rubbish out of the house before you go to bed at night.
If these 4 simple preventions don’t work, try these non-toxic or “least-toxic” methods of discouraging or killing pests.
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