Several natural remedies exist to help you get rid of flies inside your home.
- If you use essential oils to repel flies, only use one scent at a time.
- Washing your windows with white vinegar can also get rid of flies because they hate this smell.
It is not a guest that we appreciate at home: the fly. Through the windows or through the doors, she often enters. And, once she knows the address, it’s hard to get rid of it. But some remedies could help you fight against this pest.
Keep a clean house so as not to attract the insect
The first instinct to have is not to leave things lying around inside that could attract flies. In the kitchen, for example, after cooking, clean the worktop well. Also be sure to do the dishes after eating or put everything in the dishwasher
For trash cans, opt for those with lids as flies are obviously attracted to food and other waste. Finally, in other rooms of the house, avoid leaving food in self-service or cover it!
Once all the smells and temptations are eliminated, it’s time to take action! And for this you can use natural products that flies do not like. In the list to follow, you can test the solutions as you go to see which works best and bothers you the least.
Garlic, onions, cloves…Smells that scare away flies
The first trick to try is garlic juice, which you will place in a container on your windows. To concoct the potion, nothing very complicated: immerse a few pods in boiling water. Let them cook for about 20 minutes and then cool them down. Then filter the water with a strainer… And voila, you have a natural repellent.
Perhaps more effective: onion and cloves. Independently, each can be used against flies… But for more efficiency, we suggest you combine the two: cut an onion in half and stick cloves in it. Then place them in the house. Best near windows to discourage flies from entering. But be careful, after three days, the device loses its effectiveness and it is better to change it.
Prettier indoors, some plants naturally repel flies, such as basil, mint or even lavender. Whether you are in an apartment or a house, you can install window boxes with one or more of these species!
Essential oils to repel them
Finally, last natural trick to fight against flies: essential oils. Those of mint, basil and lavender of course, but also those of lemongrass, rose geranium and eucalyptus will be effective. You can use a diffuser to scent your home and chase away flies, or put a few drops on pieces of fabric or in cups near doors and windows.
