Among various type of bugs or insects, spiders are without a doubt the one we don’t ever want to see in our home. So, how do we prevent from entering our house? Here are some useful tricks for you!!
Peppermint Essential Oil
For your information, all bugs and insects can’t withstand the intense aroma of peppermint essential oil. You can simply put a few drops of the oil on cotton balls, then applying them on every corner you think the spider might like to hide. Besides, you can just save time by using a mix of mint leaves to antibacterial spray.
The usual places should be under the furniture, window corners or closets. The strong minty smells can be very unpleasant to the spider, making them want to avoid these areas. However, do be careful and make sure your children won’t reach it since peppermint oil can be harmful if ingested.
Cinnamon
Aside from the minty smell, most pests tend to hate cinnamon. If you have some on hand, just sprinkle them around the doorways and windows of your home. This will prevent them from entering your home to make a nest in the first place.
Vinegar
If you don’t have any spices, then vinegar would probably do the job. You can use a mix of 1:1 of distilled vinegar and water. Put it in the anti-bac cleaner and start spraying it at any cracks in your home. As usual, all spiders would be put off by the smell and stay away.
Cedar Hangers
To void seeing spiders in your closet, you might want to switch your usual hanger for the cedar type. Similar to the above method, they won’t string up webs in your closet as they will hate the smell.
Citrus Rinds or Lemon Furniture Polish
Besides the above smell, spiders are also put off by citrus, both orange and lemon. You can take any citrus rinds and put them around your house. Moreover, you can rub them on any surfaces to keep the smell longer or use any citrus polish (especially for wood furniture) and prevent spiders in the house.
Easy tricks to keep spiders out of the house!!
Which one do you plan to use for your home? Don’t forget to drop a comment to let us know!