What smells do mosquitoes and flies hate?

When the weather turned warmer and rested for a winter, the annoying mosquitoes that bred a spring began to be arrogant again. After people are bitten by mosquitoes, mosquitoes can be infected with malaria, filariasis, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and other diseases besides itching and pain. To deal with mosquitoes, we must know ourselves and know ourselves, and fight every battle.

"Joy" and "Fear" of Mosquitoes

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Mosquitoes like to breed in dirty still water and lay eggs and hatch into larvae in these places. Therefore, removing the stagnant water in front of and behind the house is equivalent to ending its "hotbed".

Mosquitoes also like to smell sweet wine, or stay in the place where milk stains are left at the bottom of the bottle, so using a sweet wine bottle or bottle with residual stains as a "trap" can often kill mosquitoes.

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Mosquitoes are afraid of some flowers and volatile smells such as cool oil and essential oil. If you put one or two pots of blooming roses, mint, Milan, jasmine and other flowers in the bedroom, or put a few boxes of uncovered cool oil and essential balm, mosquitoes will faint and then run away.

Mosquitoes are also afraid of orange light. In summer, they install orange light bulbs indoors or cover them with transparent orange paper, so that mosquitoes will stay away from them.

Mosquito control strategy

Check the pots, pans, floor drains, sewers, flower pots and other places with stagnant water at home, cover them with lids and change the water frequently. Floor drains, sewers and other places to prevent water accumulation, and often spray some pesticides to prevent mosquitoes from entering the living environment.

Mosquitoes love to hide in radiators, under beds, under tables, corners and other hidden places. You can smoke them with mosquito-repellent incense and kill them one by one.

Mosquitoes like to lie on the window when it is dark at night, so don't turn on the light at this time, and kill them with a fly swatter or mosquito repellent.

Pay attention to close the screen window and screen door, and don't leave the door wide open to let mosquitoes in.

If you are afraid of mosquito bites in the wild at night, you can buy insect repellent such as mosquito bites and apply it to your body for about 4 hours.

Don't litter cans, mineral water bottles, egg shells and other rubbish that is easy to accumulate water, so as to reduce mosquito breeding grounds.

If you are on a business trip or don't live for a long time, cover the toilet and clean the water in the sink to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs.

Mosquitoes are very sensitive now, and it is difficult to beat them with flies. You can aim mosquito spray at them and kill them easily.

Disc mosquito-repellent incense

The disadvantage of disc mosquito-repellent incense is that it is polluted and there is a fire hazard when used; A lot of smoke stimulates people's respiratory system.

When buying mosquito-repellent incense, you should first choose products made of plant ingredients or low-toxic pyrethroid chemicals. For mosquito-repellent incense, those whose burning time is less than 7 hours according to the national standard can be regarded as unqualified products.

It is best to put mosquito-repellent incense in the air outlet above. Don't put mosquito-repellent incense in electric fans or other air outlets, and use it as little as possible in rooms with children. It is best to change a brand of mosquito-repellent incense every once in a while.

Electric mosquito-repellent incense

When in use, close the doors and windows for 30 minutes first, and the mosquito repellent effect will be better. The effective use range of an electric mosquito-repellent incense is generally 15 square meters indoors.

In addition, when used, the smell should be fragrant and appropriate, without irritation, ash and open flame. The liquid medicine of liquid mosquito-repellent incense should be free of stratification, crystallization and precipitation, and there should be no obvious smoke and irritating smell when used.

Electronic mosquito killer

The user's hands can't touch the high-voltage power grid in the electronic mosquito killer, so the electronic mosquito killer should not be used continuously for a long time.

The best mosquito catching effect can be achieved by placing the electronic mosquito killer at the height of 1.5-2 meters. Direct glare should be avoided, and the electronic mosquito killer should not be placed in front of the electric fan to avoid airflow interference caused by strong wind.

Be careful not to get wet by water and not to play with children during use. Be sure to turn off the power when you don't use it for a long time.