Do you have your own home in Mumbai? Then as a homeowner, you want it to remain clean always. But just imagine the horror if you came home after a week vacation and find every kind of pest crawling in your home on the walls and the floor. Yikes! It is a terrible expression we can see on your face. But do not worry. These sort of situations happen. By making use of the DIY methods, you can make the pests beat a hasty retreat. In this article let us focus on the DIY methods for keeping your home pest free.

1. Mice

You have seen two or three mice outside your home gate. So, it is vital to make the home safe and secure. The reason, once mice enter the home, they can cause damage to clothes, books and every item under the sun.

• The first step is to prevent the mice from making an entry. Seal every point with iron wire mesh.
• The second step is to prevent their food source. Do not keep any food item in the garbage bin. Let there be a lid to the garbage bin so that the mice cannot enter.
• Place traps along the compound walls of your home. Mice have poor eyesight and move always by the walls.
• If you clean mice droppings, ensure to use a disinfectant spray. The droppings, as well as the mice, can spread diseases. Please wash the floor with a disinfectant if you have children in the home.

Store Pet Food

Do you store pet food in the attic or garage? Then these places are easy to access to the mice. To prevent the source of food for mice, you can keep them in metal trash cans. Or keep them in sealed plastic boxes.

2. Prevention of Insects By The DIY Method

If you have a garden in your home, ensure the plants do not have moist mulch in the ground. The reason, during the summer, insects can get attracted to the moist nature of the mulch around the plants. The same goes for the home walls. If they are dry, then insects will look the other way. Or else, the rooms and walls will become a haven for spiders, other insects, and centipedes.

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3. DIY Methods For Keeping Your Home Pest Free From Spiders

You need to thank spiders because they feed on other insects and pests. But too many of them can give a dirty appearance to your home. For example, how will a guest to your home feel if the corners of every room are filled with cobwebs?

To keep spiders at bay, ensure to keep the de-humidifier at forty percent. And do not forget to clean spider webs every week. If you are keeping every insect/pest out of the home, then the spider will not get the food resources. And they will not make an entry to your home.

4. DIY Methods For Keeping Your Home Pest Free From Cockroaches

To be honest, even Mother Nature may have failed to eliminate cockroaches. The reason, they can survive without food and water for a few days. Their ancestors were present to welcome the dinosaurs, and now they are going strong in present times. Their sleek body size makes them adaptable to survive at any place.

Options

• The first and best option – Do not allow them access to food. You need to clean every crumb

on the kitchen counter. The same rule goes for pantry, drawers, and places where even the broom does not go. Store every food item (raw) in plastic or metal containers.

• Ensure that leaky taps and sinks are fixed.
• Do not leave fruits such as papayas and grapes in plastic covers. The cockroaches can cut the plastic cover and have a feast. Ensure you store them in the fridge or in a basket with lids.
• Keep the restroom and toilet areas clean. Ensure that the floor of these rooms is washed with disinfectants.

In a very short time, you can see the number of cockroaches has gone low.

5. DIY Methods For Keeping Your Home Pest Free From Fleas

Do you have pets in the home? Then they can become a source for fleas to enter your home.

Ensure you boil three to four lemons in water. Cut them into half and keep the skin soaked in water for four hours. The citric acid in the skin and fruit should get mixed with water. Now, give the dog a bath. The fleas will get killed.

But do not use this method for cats.

A. Shampoo

Use shampoos for fleas on your dogs. Take the assistance of the pet store owner or your pet doctor before administering shampoos.

B. Vacuum

Please note, if fleas have made an entry to the home, they can hide in rugs and the sides of the furniture. The best way to get rid of them is to put flea powder in the cleaner bag of the vacuum cleaner and clean the room. After the process, ensure that the bag is put in the outdoor garbage bins.

C. Pet Food

You can add garlic or apple cider vinegar to your dog’s food. But ensure to take the advice of a veterinary doctor.  Please do not use this procedure for cats.

6. Mosquitoes

The main source for spreading diseases such as malaria and West Nile Virus. To eradicate them, please note that their best time of activity is in the early morning and dusk time. They need still air to suck blood from your body, and they get disturbed by air currents.

DIY Methods For Keeping Your Home Pest Free From Mosquitoes

• You can close the doors and windows to deny these winged creatures entry to your home. You can cover the windows with thin wire meshes.
• Mosquitoes and their larvae need water. You need to remove unwanted water source near your home. You need to change the water for birdbaths, water bowls kept for the pet. Check for items which collect water around your home. They may even be an old tire. Or a broken plastic bucket.

Garlic Mosquito Repellent

Take four cloves of garlic and make them into a paste with one bowl of water. Now, the mixture is an effective mosquito repellant. You can spray on areas infested with mosquitoes. Or the best way would be to hang cotton cloth around the house. The smell of garlic will prevent mosquitoes from entering your home.

Marigolds/Basil Plants

You can plant basil plant outside your home or in the backyard to prevent mosquitoes.

7. DIY Methods For Keeping Your Home Pest Free From Flies

House flies are always a nuisance to any homeowner. Also, these insects act as carriers of disease germs. The best way to stem their threat is to keep every food item covered. And if you have open windows or doors, cover them up with wire meshes.

A. Mint Plants

The smell arising from the leaves of this plant can deter house flies.

B. Basil

You can make a mixture of holy basil leaves and cloves. Then keep the mixture in a bowl near the fruits in the kitchen. The smell from the mixture will discourage flies from making an entry to the kitchen.

8. DIY Methods For Keeping Your Home Pest Free From Bed Bugs

If there is one pest, that is difficult to eradicate, it is bed bugs. Please note, that these blood-sucking creatures can enter your home via a traveler bag. Or did you go for a vacation and slept in a hotel room? The bed bug would have clung to your clothing and made an entry to your home. Once it is settled, it can build up a colony in large numbers.

The best method to remove bed bugs will be to wash all the clothes and clean every piece of furniture in the room with disinfectants. In short, vacuuming should be done properly. Let us imagine, you have a home in Mumbai where the population of bed bugs has grown large. You have tried every method, such as the use of bed bug spray, bed bug traps and many more. But there was less result.

So what is the next best step? You need to hire a company skilled in bed bugs treatment in Mumbai. For getting the best company, check for home service companies which have reputed bed bug control vendors in their list. Download the app, and search for the pest control company near your home. Now ask them to come to your home for an inspection.

The company executive will come on the specified time, and then give you suggestions for eradication. You can eradicate the bed bugs from your home by this easy method.

9. DIY Methods For Keeping Your Home Pest Free From Ants

Ants have a strong sense of smell and they can identify food sources such as sweets from a long distance. Red ants can hurt you with a sharp sting. If you find large ant colonies of red ants in your home, it is time for eradication.

Soapy Water

You can wash the floor with soapy water. Ensure you keep a little soap water standing near their colony.

Cucumber

Place pieces of bitter cucumber near their colonies. The entire ant colony will make a move from the present place.

Mint Tea Or Cloves

You can place mint leaves or cloves in areas where the red ants are more active. Both the items are famous as ant deterrents. You can also try other methods such as placing lemon or cayenne pepper near the ant colony.

10. Termites

If you are facing problems of termite infestation, then it is vital you seek suitable advice. For example, you have a home in Bangalore outside the city. You stay in Mumbai and have a watchman to take care of your home. One fine day, he calls and says that there is a termite infestation happening in your home. So, the next quickstep is to hire a company who has skilled professionals.

They should have the experience to do pest control for termites in Bangalore. To ensure you get the best, check for a home service company who have reputed pest control companies as part of their customer care service team. You can check the company located near your Bangalore home, and hire them via the home service company app to conduct an inspection. They will come to your home as per the scheduled time, do the inspection and then give the procedure to eradicate the termites. If you approve, then the termites can be eradicated with ease.

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