How to get rid of mosquitoes?

There are several basic ways to get rid offrom mosquitoes: kill them, scare them away and prevent them from entering the room. With the latter method, everything is more or less clear - put the mosquito net and sleep peacefully, no mosquito will penetrate. And what means can be used to deter and destroy mosquitoes?

Get rid of mosquitoes help two types of funds - fumigators and repellents. Fumigators contain pyrethroids - poisons of synthetic origin, dangerous for insects and harmless to humans (in small quantities). Pyrethroids Are artificial analogues of natural pyrethrin poisons. They cause paralysis, and then the death of insects. Pyrethroids include permethrin, deltamethrin, cypermethrin.

Usually fumigators are released in the form of plates,spirals and aerosols. The efficiency of the fumigator depends on the area of ​​the room in which it is used. The fumigator starts to operate about an hour after the appliance is turned on in the socket (ignition of the spiral), the duration of the effect is 8-10 hours. The fumigator can not be switched on in small unventilated rooms.

Repellent, like a fumigator, helps to get rid offrom mosquitoes, but he does not kill them, but only frightens them away. Repellents are available in the form of lotions, emulsions, creams, aerosols and are applied to the skin and / or clothing. The effectiveness of the repellent depends on the concentration of the repellent substance and the ambient temperature.

It is very important to observe the golden mean: too low concentration of repellent does not scare away mosquitoes, too high - harmful, tk. the repellent can penetrate through the skin into the blood. Therefore, cream repellents can not be rubbed. In addition, children should not use alcohol sprays - they are absorbed into the skin more quickly. The maximum permissible concentration of a repellent substance is 35% for adults and 10% for children.

Whatever means of fighting mosquitoes youchose, you need to take care that it scares away or kills mosquitoes, but it was safe for you. In the case of fumigators and repellents, you should carefully read the composition and contraindications for use. If the package does not contain information in Russian, most likely the product is not certified, and it should not be used. A repellent must be hypoallergenic.

Please note that repellents can not be used by pregnant women, nursing mothers, young children under three years of age. How to get rid of mosquitoes in this case? Natural repellents will help. They are not as effective as natural, but harmless to health (unless you have allergies on them).

Mosquitoes are afraid odor of essential oils, which are contained in some plants. Therefore, to fight mosquitoes you can use houseplants, aroma lamps with ready-made essential oils or simply lay out the house freshly cut leaves and branches of mosquito repellent plants.

Which plants help to get rid of mosquitoes? Fugitive bloodsuckers are unpleasant with the smell of peppermint. You can grow mint on the windowsill, put fresh mint in the apartment, wipe the leaves with mint leaves. Also mosquitoes are scared off basil, thyme, cloves, wormwood, fresh tomato leaves, lemon balm, lemon citron, lavender, walnut, bird cherry. Many of these plants contain camphor, which smells and repels mosquitoes.

Of indoor plants mosquitoes can not stand the smell of pelargonium, myrtle,rosemary. In the evening, you can shake pots with plants a little, so that their smell spreads better around the room. You can scare mosquitoes with aromatic lamps with essential oils of tea tree, lavender, anise, valerian, eucalyptus, geranium, mint, thyme, rosemary, camphor laurel (so-called white camphor oil). Just make sure that you do not have an intolerant odor of the selected oil. And remember that Overdose of essential oils can cause headache and nausea.