Small but terrible...
this may be a proper tag line for our insect pests.
Small and tender they may be, but insects may bite hard and may cause irritating swells on the skin.
The swell may turn into rashes and may even last for a week.
So know how to treat them and know how to prevent insects from entering your home.
This article will provide you with a brief idea on how to get rid of ants, fleas and chiggers.
The first step is to know where there nests are.
Remember that no matter how many times you wipe them off your walls, they will have all the reasons to come back if their nesting ground is inside your house.
Ants pop up from anywhere.
One moment, you were licking an ice cream, the next moment ants are coming after those drips you left on the floor.
Fleas, on the other hand, are minute insects that can cause really bad rashes on the skin.
Usually, they thrive in dust-filled sheets or dirty pets at home.
Chiggers just love the sight of skin.
They can burrow deep down and bite you as much as they can, leaving your skin severely itching afterward.
Here are a few remedies that you can use to help you get rid of the insect pests.
Get rid of ants: You do not need to purchase expensive sprays and repellents for at home, you can find the solutions to your problems! A do-it yourself ant repellent is easy to make.
Mix a half cup of white sugar and 2 tablespoons of borax in a cup of warm water.
Shake the solution well and spray it to where the ants usually crawl on.
You can soak a sponge or a cotton ball in the solution and place them ion the corners of the house.
In the ingredients, the white sugar will serve as the bait, the borax as the killer ingredient.
Another way is to mint them away! Yes, mint smell is a major hate for ants.
So grow some mint in a pot and place them in the kitchen or in the receiving area, where ants are prone to be.
Get rid of fleas and chiggers: When fleas thrive in the home, it usually means one thing, you have a pet.
Fleas usually hide under the animal skin.
They love the conditions and temperatures of the animal and stay there while it is damp and ready for egg-laying.
Proper hygiene for your pet is important to get rid of fleas.
Be sure to wash them with gentle flea-removing shampoo and comb them afterward.
The combing gets rid of the fleas so don't be shocked if you find a lot on the first comb! This will also remove the eggs to prevent the hatching, thus prevent the life cycle of the fleas.
Cleaning your pets is the first step.
To totally remove fleas, you need to clean up your home.
Borax is the solution, found in your cupboard.
Spread a thick layer on the carpet floor or on the furniture.
Let the scent stay and make the fleas believe it as food.
The borax will kill them.
Be sure to vacuum afterward, you wouldn't want people sneezing from borax, you know.
Chiggers are either fleas or mites.
Both types do one certain thing: they burrow under the skin and bite.
How to get rid of chiggers? Now here is the trick part.
You see, before the bite is recognized, it takes up to eight hours and by that time, the chiggers may no longer be there.
In this situation, it is best to clean the irritated area and be sure not to scratch it.
The application of a cream works well to lessen the pain of the sore or swell.
You want a safe haven for your family that is why you need to know that you can find home solutions foe each of these home pests.
Help prevent these insects in making your home a place to live in and reproduce.
Remember that they will keep coming back, that is why you need to find the roots of the cause to totally prevent them from coming back.
Find the remedy at home.
At low cost, protect your family and give these pests a splat!