As we know, deep cleaning and maintenance of our home is a routine that we cannot neglect, if we leave it unattended we can be surprised by pests that want to enter our home. Such as cockroaches, spiders and ants, among others.

If we talk about cleaning products or pesticides, the market offers us a lot and in variety, but often homemade solutions are the best option.

Therefore, we must take care of the floors that are the easy access for insect pests. Below we will see how to prepare a mixture with ingredients that we have at home and that are highly effective for mopping floors.

In fact, applying this procedure will scare away all pests that want to enter our home.

Let’s see how to do it:

The elements that are required for this mix:

Elements:

• 15 Mothballs
• 1 cap of fabric softener
• 200 ml white vinegar
• 3 tbsp. liquid soap
• c/n of water (1 liter of hot water, plus another 2 liters of cold water)
• 1 Bucket or container

Procedure:

1. To begin with, we proceed to spray the mothballs.
2. Then, pour the powdered mothballs into a container or bucket.
3. Next step, add 1 liter of hot water to dissolve everything.
4. Then, with the help of a spatula, stir everything so that it is well dissolved.
5. Continue adding the white vinegar and liquid soap, mix all the ingredients until well incorporated.
6. Now we add the fabric softener cap and continue mixing everything.
7. In this step we add 2 more liters of water but at room temperature.
8. To finish, mix all the ingredients and proceed to mop the floor as we usually do.

We now have this homemade mothball-based mixture or solution ready to mop our floors and chase away pests!

Recommendations:

Once we have mopped the floors throughout the house we can apply other tricks to scare away ants, spiders and cockroaches, among other pests:

• In certain corners of the house where these insects appear, it is where we can pour a little lemon juice, this causes them to lose their sense of direction.
• Another tip is to use coffee beans, this strong smell is annoying to them and they run away.
• Talc also helps a lot to combat them, just leaving a little in every corner is a natural repellent, although talcum powder is a pleasant aroma for us.
• Herbs and spices are very useful, especially using garlic, cinnamon and pepper, a mixture that unleashes a strong smell that scares them away. The strategic places where we can leave these repellents are in doors, windows, cracks and other possible accesses.

Let’s apply these excellent recommendations and observe the optimal results!