How to Get Rid of Small Midges in the Kitchen: 3 Useful Life Hacks

24.03.2024 11:07

Annoying small midges in the kitchen can appear in any season. It is important to identify the cause of the insects in order to get rid of them as quickly as possible.

Most often, the cause is spoiled fruit, dirty trash cans, old cleaning rags, or open bottles of juice or wine.

So all this needs to be gotten rid of. The kitchen needs to be tidied up.

Next, you can use folk methods to get rid of midges.

For example, table vinegar is relevant in such a fight. 100 ml of the product should be diluted in two glasses of water, and then wipe the surfaces where pests gather. Do not forget about doors and windows.

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Plants whose smell they don't like can also repel insects.

Therefore, you can put a pot of mint or basil in the kitchen. Midges also do not like the aroma of rosemary, lavender and eucalyptus.

It is permissible to use not only live plants, but also essential oils.

In addition, experienced housewives recommend leaving a few pieces of lemon in the kitchen after a general cleaning, into which you need to stick clove stars. This remedy will also repel insects, but at the same time fill the room with a pleasant aroma.

Earlier we told you how to get rid of moths in your closet.

Olga Kotova Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor