Tips to kill mosquitoes with just a beer can and orange peel – more effective than using a spray bottle

In addition to the usual ways to repel mosquitoes such as using a mosquito net, installing mosquito screens, spraying insecticides… you can refer to and immediately use the simple mosquito-catching tips below to ensure the safety of your family without spending money or effort.

To make this simple trap, you need one or more plastic bottles, both large and small sizes (the number of plastic bottles depends on the number of positions you want to place), and some ingredients available in the kitchen, especially beer, favorite drinks of you guys.

Specifically, the ingredients to prepare are:

– Beer (could be leftover beer).

– 1 plastic bottle (you can use a soft drink bottle or a mineral water bottle).

– Some tablespoons of sugar.

– Some tablespoons of detergent powder.

How to make an extremely simple mosquito trap

– First, use a knife to cut 1/3 of the bottle at the neck, the bottle bottom is 2/3 of the bottle length.

– Pour beer into the bottom of the bottle, enough for the beer to occupy 1/3 of the bottle’s capacity.

– Next, add a few tablespoons of sugar and detergent powder or laundry water, use chopsticks to stir well. The sugar will attract mosquitoes, so that mosquitoes will fall inside this improvised trap and be easily eliminated.

– You flip the bottle cap upside down and place it on the bottle bottom, then it’s done.

Just place this mosquito trap in places where there are often many mosquitoes, such as under the bed, kitchen corners, then the next morning after waking up, you will be amazed when you see a whole swarm of dead mosquitoes.

In addition, you can also apply other simple ways to repel mosquitoes such as:

Planting mosquito-repellent plants

Instead of using insecticides, burning mosquito repellent incense, plant or place plants such as lemongrass, basil, mint,… indoors, in the garden. They are both environmentally friendly, non-toxic to health and effective in preventing and repelling mosquitoes.

Mosquito trap with soap water

Mosquitoes often tend to look for wet places with a lot of water to breed. To kill mosquitoes from “water eggs”, prepare a large basin, add some soap and place it in damp places around the house.

When mosquitoes encounter these basins and lay eggs in them, the soap water will destroy mosquito eggs, prevent mosquito larvae and mosquito eggs from developing. By trapping mosquitoes this way, your house will soon no longer be bothered by a swarm of mosquitoes.

Using orange or lemon peel

When you eat oranges or lemons, don’t throw away the peel because the essential oils in the peel of these 3 fruits have effective mosquito repellent effects. The fragrant essential oils in orange and lemon peel are very attractive to humans, but it is something that mosquitoes have to stay away from. To repel mosquitoes, just use some dried orange or lemon peels and burn them on fire.

Although this method only works for a short period of time, about one session, it also helps the space in your house to have a more pleasant smell.

How to trap mosquitoes with a fan

This trap uses a fan at home, cover this mosquito net in front of the fan. Remember to cover it tightly so that mosquitoes cannot escape. Then use a flashlight with purple or blue light behind the fan. The light from the flashlight will attract the attention of mosquitoes and lure them into the trap. At this point, your mosquito net will trap the bodies of these mosquitoes before they have a chance to fly away.

Turn on the flashlight and turn on the fan at a low setting in automatic mode. Don’t forget to position the fan in a dark and light-free place for the trap to work best!

 

According to Vietnam Women