Mosquito bites: 10 homemade tricks to avoid them

 Mosquito bites: 10 homemade tricks to avoid them

Lemon tea to vaporize, eucalyptus oil, vitamin B... You have many simple (and pleasant) options at your fingertips so that the bites do not make your day bitter and the buzzing does not make your night bitter.


There is no noise more annoying on hot summer nights than the buzzing of a mosquito lurking in your ear. If we add to this the (more than expected) sting after an arduous battle, your rest goes to hell. All those who suffer from the ravages that mosquitoes leave in their wake will have heard hundreds of home remedies and theories to avoid bites, what your mother-in-law says, what your brother-in-law says... But you pay attention to what Esquire says , and you will see how this summer you get the mosquitoes to feed on your neighbor instead of you.

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Below we share with you the definitive list of home remedies to avoid mosquito bites. None of them is infallible on its own, but they are effective and even more so if you combine several of them. Note:

1. Lemon tea to prevent mosquito bites
Lemon is a real enemy of mosquitoes. If you prepare concentrated lemon tea and spray it in the areas closest to these insects, it will be more effective than chemical sprays. And the next morning you can try a coffee with lemon, which is fashionable .

2. Bet on smells: there are some that mosquitoes can't stand
Mosquitoes can't stand rosemary or lavender. They are some of the most pleasant smells that keep mosquitoes out of sight (and hearing). Between lemon tea and rosemary, your room may smell like an herbalist, but that is much more pleasant than the blissful buzz.

3. Vinegar: the home remedy to get rid of mosquitoes in your room
Entering a more dramatic olfactory field: if you place a glass of vinegar in your room you will make the mosquitoes disappear. We know that their smell is strong and we don't find it pleasant at all, but the good thing is that they don't either. So hang on a bit, because these insects will be gone in a blink of an eye. In the time it takes to parade, you can learn where the expression 'pickled cocks' comes from .

4. Do not use shiny objects
At night avoid fluorescent lights. Bright fabrics and objects attract the attention of these insects and it will be impossible to prevent them from approaching. Of course, we don't even talk about leaving a light on, it's the most cool thing for a mosquito.

5. Boost your vitamin B
Products such as almonds or lentils will create certain substances in your body that are very harmful to mosquitoes. You will be your own insect killer and you will avoid bites because your blood will no longer be so appetizing. For extreme cases, a trick we learned in Venezuela, where mosquitoes are weapons of mass destruction: mix a few ampoules of vitamin B with moisturizing cream and apply it to your skin. They don't even come close.

6. Lemons with cloves against mosquitoes... and flies
As we have mentioned in the first point of the list, the lemon is a great enemy of mosquitoes. If you place half a lemon with a few nails on your nightstand you can completely forget about them. But do not leave it within your reach, lest you confuse it with something else and have a mishap in the middle of the night. In addition, this home remedy is also effective in repelling flies that, although they do not bite, are bothersome.

7. Eucalyptus oil: natural mosquito repellent
Eucalyptus is another of the scents that makes mosquitoes flee. Use this oil in a spray bottle and you will notice how your visits decrease. Also, if before going to bed you put a little in each of the four corners of your bed, you will have more options to wake up without a mosquito bite.

8. Home mosquito catcher
50 grams of sugar, 20 centiliters of water and one gram of yeast, it's that easy. Heat the water with the sugar, cool it in a cut plastic bottle, and add the yeast without mixing it. Enter the neck of the bottle in the form of a funnel and finally cover the lower part with a black cloth. You already have the perfect trap.

9. Incense
In addition to providing you with peace and tranquility at home, it is one of the most effective repellents against mosquitoes. Choose one with a plant scent, be it chamomile, lavender, citronella or basil, but above all that you like.

10. mosquito net
The classic mosquito net could not be missing. If you live in an area with a lot of mosquitoes, you will probably end up installing them on doors and windows. Don't be overwhelmed: magnetic ones are cheap and easy to mount.