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Spider season

by Cleaning Tips

Autumn tends to mark the start of spider mating season, which means you are likely to spot these creepy crawlies popping up all over your home.

Getting rid of spiders in your home for good can be challenging, but it is possible with a combination of prevention and control methods.

Like all species, spiders need water and moisture to survive so you are more likely to find them in the kitchen and bathroom.

And be warned they can easily get in our home coming up through our plug holes so regularly flush with boiling water and keep them covered or keep the plug in.

My tips how you can naturally deter spiders below…

Keep Your Home Clean – Check for spider webs and pay special attention to corners. Regularly clean and vacuum your home to remove dust and debris. Focus on hidden areas where spiders may hide such as under furniture and in hidden areas.

Keep clutter to a minimum – Spiders like cluttered areas where they can hide, so declutter your home to make it less appealing to them, giving them less places to hide away.

Seal Entry Points – Inspect your home for cracks, gaps, and holes in walls, doors, and windows. Seal these entry points to prevent spiders from getting in.

Peppermint Oil – Spiders hate the strong smell of peppermint, so it’s the perfect weapon to naturally ward them off, use the oil in a diffuser, light a peppermint candle or add peppermint essential oil, 20 drops into a spray bottle and spray in spider prone areas. s in a diffuser or mix them with water and spray them in spider-prone areas.

Cinnamon – Use cinnamon sticks in areas where you’ve noticed spider activity, such as corners or entry points. You can also try placing them in cabinets, closets, or other areas where spiders tend to hide, use cinnamon candles or Sprinkle cinnamon powder around the perimeter of your home, especially near doors and windows.

Catch and Release – If you’re not comfortable picking spiders up , you can capture them using a glass and a piece of paper and release them outdoors or use a spider catcher.

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How to keep flies out of your home

by Cleaning Tips

There is nothing worse than hearing that buzzing sound flies makes whilst in sat at home. There are quite a few types of flies that like our home particularity in the summer time.  Blue-bottle, house flies, fruit flies can be a real nuisance and they carry diseases such as gastroenteritis and salmonella which they transmit through saliva and faeces.

You can come across a house fly at any time of the day but not during the night, as house flies do not move in the night-time. They set up resting camps on the ceilings of your homes.

Flies come into our home looking for food so there a few things you can do to prevent them for wanting to come in.

Do the washing up or load the dishwasher straight away, don’t leave dirty dishes lying around.

Ensure your kitchen bin is always closed and secure and keep it out of sunlight as this can make the bin smell more.

Don’t leave food and dirty plates in bedrooms and never leave fruits cores in bedroom bins.

Keep fruit in the fridge as flies love a fruit bowl

Rinse out jam jars and fizzy drink bottles before putting into the recycling bin . 

If you do get an infestation of flies, Vacuum first, cleaning behind furniture and shelving because thatโ€™s where flies like to hide; then wash down surfaces with a disinfectant spray or wet wipes to pick up any fly eggs.

A few natural ideas to help keep flies at bay

Make your own fly trap using a jar filled with sugary water and a paper cone in the top. They are attracted to sugar.

Have herbs potted on kitchen window sills flies hate herbs that are strong-smelling like mint and basil. They also hate Lavender so having a small potted plant will also help.

If you have quite a few flies boil malt vinegar to clear your kitchen fast.

Flies hate the smell of essential oils like lemon grass, peppermint, lavender and eucalyptus so add a few drops in a spray bottle mixed with water and use around the house daily.

Fans are a simple and a very effective home remedy to temporarily shoo away the flies. The wind that blows will disturb the flies and will interrupt their flying pattern, making them leave to look for a less windy place.

Cut a chilli in half and leave on the side.  Another strong smell which they will avoid.

What you can buy to help keep them out

Some of these suggestions will cause harm, so it really is personal choice if you wish to try, I tend to stick to my natural methods to keep them at bay.

Sticky Fly Catchers  you can add this to your entrances and windows and the flies will then stick to them.

Bug Zapper  – Electric UV fly killer attracts and kills bugs such as flies, moths, mosquitos and midges in the home, perfect for use in kitchens or child and pet play areas.

Ultrasonic Plug in Pest Repeller  – Just plug-in the ultrasonic pest repellent into a wall socket and the area will be instantly protected from mouse , rat, spiders, ants, bed bugs, mosquitoes, fleas, cockroaches, and so on. Odourless and safe for home, greenhouse,garage,basement,office.

Fly Swat Wasp Bug Mosquito Swatter Zapper – The ultimate hand-held bug zapper

Spider catcher – This simple and easy to use insect catcher makes quick work of those annoying spiders or flies, simply cover the insect by the clear catching compartment with the shutter open, make sure it is on a reasonably flat surface, Then twist so the shutter falls and the insect is trapped inside the catching compartment. The insect can then be released outside.

Feed up of the birds messing on your washing? I certainly am.  I have a few useful tips for you HERE

I really hope this feature has been of use to you and lets hope it helps keeps those pesky flies and insects out this summer.