• To scare agents include the smell of valerian and. One hundred grams of camphor, evaporated above the burner, will get rid of flies and mosquitoes even very large rooms.
  • In the old days, to decontaminate mosquitoes and other insect-bloodsuckers used decoction of roots of wheat grass - one of the most common weeds.
  • You can use finely chopped fresh leaves and flowers of bird cherry or basil.
  • Repels mosquitoes and smell, anise and eucalyptus. Any of the oils of these plants can be used for protection - enough to lubricate the exposed areas of the skin, or drop the oil into cologne (5-10 drops), as well as the source of fire - in a fireplace, a fire, a candle or a heated frying pan. Dampen the oil of these plants with cotton wool and place on the windowsill.
  • Tea tree oil can also be used as a repellent, it also helps with bites.

    • Fumigator hand madeWhen you run outliquid for an electric fumigator, do not rush to the store for a replacement unit. Pour 100% extract (!) of eucalyptus into an empty bottle. Mosquitoes will forget the way to your house.

  • Plant under the windows of your country house an elder or a garden of tomatoes. Fresh branches of elderberry bring to the rooms, they scare away mosquitoes in the same way as the smell of tomato leaves.

  • If you decide to sit in nature, boil the samovar on pine or fir cones, or throw lightly dried juniper pine needles into the fire.
  • Old folk remedy against mosquitoes -Persian, Dalmatian or Caucasian chamomile (she is pyrethrum). Dried inflorescences, stems and leaves of these species of chamomile, powdered, affect nerve cells of insects. It is enough to arrange several bouquets of chamomile over an apartment or house, and you will be rid of mosquitoes for a week.
  • The smell of cedar oil scares away not only mosquitoes, but also flies and cockroaches.
  • No insect touches your face if you wash with decoction from the roots of wormwood. Prepare the broth simply: a handful of chopped roots are poured with a half liter of water, brought to a boil and insist.

    • If you've already been bitten

    • Itching from a mosquito bite can be relieved with a solution of baking soda (0.5 teaspoon per glass of water), ammonia (half with water) or a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate.
    • The places of bites can be smeared with kefir or yogurt.
    • Lightly crushed fresh leaves of bird cherry, plantain, parsley or mint are good for relieving pain and itching from a bite.
    • And do not forget about the good old balm "Asterisk". By the way, he also excuses mosquitoes.

    Yellow color - no passage!Some fighters against flying bloodsuckers claim that mosquitoes can't stand the color yellow. So, when going to the country, to the forest, to the river, find clothes of a suitable color. Also interesting:

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