Rainy Season Arrives, Here Are 6 Ways To Get Mosquitoes Out Of The Terrace And Home Yard

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JAKARTA - Doing activities outside the home, such as terraces or yards, is an activity that is often carried out by many families. However, when doing outdoor activities, sometimes the presence of insects that disturb such as mosquitoes appears.

Not only disturbing, the presence of mosquitoes can also cause diseases such as dengue fever. Reporting from Country Living, Friday, November 15, here are some ways to get mosquitoes out of the terrace and yard of the house.

Mosquitoes will lay eggs in inundated water reservoirs, including rainwater at the bottom of the trash, a cloudy pot plant, and a garbage-blocked ditch. Drain everything. If you have a pet tub or a child's pool, change the water several times a week, or make a fountain. Mosquitoes can't lay eggs in running water. If you have a swimming pool, don't worry, chlorine and the filter will prevent it from turning into a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Have you ever noticed that insects don't look so annoying on a windy night? Mosquitoes only fly about 1 to 1.5 miles per hour. Even the wind will make it difficult for them to get on the body.

More importantly, fans spread the carbon dioxide you exhale, which is something that caught the attention of mosquitoes from the start. Fans of the wind also cool the body, which drys the sweat that mosquitoes like. Put some weather-resistant fans around your terrace to get rid of insects.

Mint, kemangi, marigold, lemon tree, and lemon grass are herbal plants that can prevent mosquitoes from breeding in the garden or yard of the house. Therefore, try planting some of these herbal plants in the garden or near the terrace of the house to repel mosquitoes.

Do you have a water tank in the yard? Put the appeal on top of the water tank, a stainless steel net to prevent mosquitoes and other crawling insects from entering the tank water. If not, select a water tank that has a cover so that mosquitoes do not lay eggs in the water tank.

If you have done everything you can to get rid of the excess water in the yard and there is still a puddle of water, there is a solution. Just sprinkle coffee grounds in puddles, which will kill larvae due to weakness. You can also burn excess coffee grounds, which will expel adult insects.

Prevent the presence of mosquitoes on the terrace of the house by burning cassava candles. Shear wax currently comes in various forms such as beautiful glass jars, large terakota pots, or other decorative containers. Candles also come as large sticks that can be directly stabbed into the park.