Carpet fresher; 1 cup baking soda 1 cup cornstarch, 30 drops of your favorite essential oil ,,,use rosemary oil for flea . shake fresher onto carpet allow to sit 30 minutes and then vacuum cleaner bathroom cleaner 1/2 cup vinegar 1/2 water in spray bottle for bathroom Traps & Tips For Controlling Flies From the first warm weather, every homeowner takes up arms against this most persistent form of pest life. Since houseflies do not bite, many people merely worry about them from the point of view of annoyance. However, it’s important to remember that they are also great disease carriers. Flies breed in and feed on rotting animal or vegetable matter, garbage and in both human and animal excreta–all of which are swarming in germs. Some of these germs they transport on their hairy legs. Others are nurtured in their digestive tract and are transmitted via its own excrement or discharges through the mouth. Prevention Of Breeding Sanitary disposal of garbage is essential. Use a covered can always, preferably one lined with newspaper or a paper bag to facilitate removal. Wash out empty beer, gingerale and pop bottles, don’t leave dirty glasses standing about. Never leave food uncovered, especially meat, fruit, sweets or preserves of any kind. Follow the Cleanup & Prevention tips outlined in How To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies to make your home uninviting to houseflies. Repelling & Killing Them Even when everything possible has been done to eliminate breeding places, flies in the house may still be a problem. Here are some tips to repel them and keep them from getting inside the house: Screens: Screen all windows and doors. Make sure all screens fit tightly and mend any tears at once. You can patch them with small squares of similar screening or even paste tape over the hole. Never ignore the gaps, as they are canny about finding openings. Bags Of Water: Hanging clear plastic bags of water near entrances of the home is said to scare them off, see Lifehacker: Repel Flies with a Bag of Water. Cotton Balls: Attaching a cotton ball to the middle of a door or window screen is an old-time method of fly control. It was believed that they are convinced that the cotton balls were moths or some predator so flies wouldn’t go near the area. Attach the cotton ball to the screen with a few quick stitches from a needle and thread, then once secured, pull out the cotton to make it big and fluffy. Another option is to hang cotton balls over doors and windows. If they have gained an entrance into the house, here are some ways to get rid of them: Flypaper: Can be effective to a certain extent, the idea is to hang strips of sticky paper in areas of the home that will attract flies so they get stuck on the paper and die (see recipe below for making your own). Flytraps: Bait a glass jar with 1 part blackstrap molasses to 3 parts water, fruit or leftover milk. Cover the jar with a lid and poke three holes in it with a nail. They will be able to get into the jar to get at the bait but won’t be able to get out. Here’s a more sophisticated project for making a homemade fly trap: Instructables: Fly Trap. The common housefly is the most prevalent type found in homes. Other species may be encountered but control measures are much the same for all. Homemade Fly Paper Recipe Items Needed: 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 TBS Brown Sugar 1 TBS White Sugar Directions: Mix well then dip strips of brown paper bag into the mixture. Coat the strips well and lay them on plastic overnight to set and dry a bit. The next day poke a hole in the paper strip about an inch from the edge and loop a piece of string or twist tie through it. Hang. Make your Own Disinfecting Wipes Supplies Needed: Pine Sol or Green cleaner or your own all purpose cleaner Sturdy paper towels Water Glad or Ziplock Container that is large enough to fit part of a paper towel roll in Serrated Knife Something to cut a 1/2? hole through plastic Measuring cups Bowl 1. Cut your paper towel role length wise so it will fit nicely in the plastic container you’ve selected. I used a large serrated knife and it cut through the paper towels just fine! 2. Next you will need to cut a hole in the top of the plastic lid so you can easily pull the paper towels or should I say, disinfecting wipes, out. I asked my husband for a 1/2? drill bit and used that. But because the plastic you are cutting through is so thin, I think a knife or even sharp scissors will work just as well. Just be careful and use a cutting board. 3. Mix your solution.Disinfectant Cleaning Recipe 1/4 – 1/2 cup of pine cleaning solution such as Pine Sol 2 1/2 – 2 3/4 cup of water 4. Once you have your solution mixed and your paper towel roll set in the plastic container, pour the solution over the paper towels. Put the lid back on the plastic container and allow them to sit overnight. 5. Once the towels have sat overnight, then the cardboard tube in the center of the paper towel roll should easily come out 6. Carefully pull the end of the paper towels from the inside, where the cardboard roll had been. Thread the end of the towels through the hole in the lid, and replace the lid. TA DA! You know have your own household cleaning wipes. lemon as laundry brighter :1/4 cup lemon juice to the wash cycle to brighter fading whites , and colors HOMEMADE MOSQUITO TRAP: Items needed: 1 cup of water 1/4 cup of brown sugar 1 gram of yeast 1 2-liter bottle HOW: 1. Cut the plastic bottle in half. 2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle. 3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes. 4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired. 5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are also drawn to the color black.) Change the solution every 2 weeks for continuous control Garlic!!! Did you know that chopped up garlic makes mosquitoes disappear?? Sprinkle them all around your patio but be careful because as soon as you do, the mosquitoes will swarm trying to get away from that area... Yes it is that powerful!! Share this with all your friends and family, click share to put it on your wall...everyone needs to know this since they are predicting heavy mosquito infestations this year Goodbye to yellow armpit stains! 1 tsp. Dawn, 3-4 tsp. Hydrogen Peroxide, 2 tbsp. baking soda. Mix together, rub in, and be amazed! Add 1/2 tsp baking soda to the water when hard boiling eggs and the shell will come right off when you peel
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