How to fight mosquitoes and midges using folk remedies

Are there effective folk remedies for mosquitoes and how can you prepare them yourself? What smells repel mosquitoes? How to fight mosquitoes in the forest without being eaten alive?

The distribution area of mosquitoes is huge. You can meet these vile insects in any country in the world. They are not found except at the South and North Pole. There are over two thousand species of mosquitoes around the globe. And most of them are bloodsuckers.

It is not surprising that people have been searching for mosquito repellents for decades and, perhaps, even centuries. The most effective and tested recipes for folk remedies have survived to this day, and many of them can compete with expensive modern mosquito repellents. In addition, these products are the safest for health.

Spicy cloves against mosquitoes

A proven and very effective folk remedy for mosquito bites is cloves, a popular spice. The specific smell of clove tree buds is pleasant to humans, but insects cannot tolerate it.

Pour a tablespoon of cloves into a glass of cold water, bring to a boil over low heat, wait until it cools and strain. Apply clove decoction to exposed skin with a cotton swab; you can also spray it on your clothes. This will provide you with protection for several hours.

Cloves can also be used to replace a fumigator or anti-mosquito coil. Cut the lemon into thick slices and stick clove buds into them. The citrusy-spicy scent is usually associated with Christmas spirit, but also works great as an insect repellent. Place the resulting composition next to the bed or table on the veranda - and insects will not bother you.

How to prepare effective and efficient mosquito repellents yourself

Mosquitoes are biting more than ever this year.

Summer has just arrived, and we are already tired of these bloodsuckers. What they like most is the smell of human sweat. Mosquitoes attack sweaty bodies with a special desire, spreading a lot of viral and bacterial diseases. Females feed on blood, while males only have flower nectar on their menu. In reality, mosquitoes do not bite, but suck. Having found a target, the female inserts a long and sharp trunk into the skin, looking for blood plasma. Having drunk, the heavy mosquitoes assimilate food and wait for the testicles to ripen. And then they look for a secluded place to lay 200 - 300 eggs at a time. In 4 days, a new armada of bloodsuckers is ready for battle. If conditions are good, females live for more than a month, and males for about two weeks. The correspondent of ““ talks about this.

It is not so easy to get rid of a small but persistent mosquito.
The most reliable protection is a mosquito net. But there is no way to adapt it when working on the site. At home, it can be replaced with cheaper material - ordinary medical gauze. As for special sprays, they are all based on chemicals that can affect our health in one way or another. They are especially dangerous for young children. And store-bought drugs are not always effective.

But it turns out that we ourselves are quite capable of preparing effective and efficient means (creams, sprays) against mosquitoes. Moreover, from available garden crops. It has been observed that mosquitoes do not like strong-smelling crops. These are the ones we will bet on.

Ageratum.

And first of all, let's look into the flower garden. AGERATUM produces substances that negatively affect many insects: they are stunted in growth and lose their ability to reproduce. Therefore, mosquitoes try to stay away from the ageratum bush.

Bright orange marigolds are loved by many gardeners. And all because CALENDULA is unpretentious, tolerates cold weather well and blooms for a long time. But it also has one more useful property - it protects against mosquitoes. You can plant marigolds both in the country and at home - in a pot.

LAVENDER also repels mosquitoes. You and I like its aroma, but insects do not. By the way, moths don’t really like it either. So feel free to place dry inflorescences in the closet. A strong lemon smell also comes from crushed GERANIUM leaves.

MONARDA actively attracts bees, but at the same time the aroma of its crushed leaves repels mosquitoes.

PYRETHRUM is an old folk remedy against insects. Dried inflorescences, stems and leaves of Persian, Dalmatian or Caucasian chamomile, crushed into powder, affect the nerve cells of mosquitoes. They do not dare to even fly close to where this plant smells.

Citronella.

By planting bushes of fragrant CITRONELLA (or lemon grass) around your house, you are guaranteed to save yourself from the annoying attention of insatiable bloodsuckers.

BASIL is not only a wonderful seasoning for many dishes, but also an excellent repellent. Place a pot of this plant on the dining table, and mosquitoes will not bother you during your meal.

And basil can be planted in different places around the site, distributed so that it is located almost throughout the entire space and preferably closer to the entrance to the house.

BERGAMOT also repels mosquitoes perfectly. But before using it, you need to keep it in water: the plant can cause skin irritation.

Insects also do not like the smell of VALERIAN and LEMON VERBENA.

Lemon verbena.

MELISSA OFFICINAL is used not only as a seasoning, but also to create repellents. Mosquitoes cannot stand its scent. Lightly dry, grind the leaves and apply to exposed skin.

MINT is commonly grown for tea. But it is also the strongest means of protection against mosquitoes. All types of mint, both wild and cultivated, contain aromatic substances that repel insects. It is best to crush the leaves a little and rub them on the bare parts of the body. A spray made from a decoction of the flowers of this plant is considered even more effective at repelling mosquitoes than many chemical agents. Also, fresh mint protects the house from ants, and dry mint will drive away mice.

It must be said that in the garden bed you can also find crops that will help in the fight against mosquitoes. And the first ones listed here are TOMATOES. Who said that their place is only in the garden. If you make a bed of tomatoes at the entrance or in front of the windows, mosquitoes will be blocked from entering.

Monarda.

Another spice, the smell of which little bloodsuckers cannot stand, is ROSEMARY. To make its aroma even stronger, it is not necessary to rub the leaves, just move the plants.

Repels mosquitoes and LEMON SORGUM. It is very good to plant any THYME in a sunny place. The stronger the smell, the more effectively it protects against insect infestation. You can also crush a few leaves of this plant and apply it to the exposed part of your body.

Excellent mosquito repellent and GARLIC. It can be ground and sprinkled on areas that need to be protected from insects. Ground garlic is also used to create a spray. A fragrant bouquet of tarragon will also repel mosquitoes.

Among garden crops, the first on the list is ELDERBORN. Mosquitoes cannot stand its smell. Therefore, plant it under the windows of the house or place branches in the rooms. To prevent insects from flying inside, constantly replace them with fresh ones. And when going on a picnic, try to stay close to an elderberry tree.

Don't ignore weeds either. In this matter they can be our allies. The inconspicuous BICK will help protect the skin from blood-sucking insects. Rub a few of its small leaves between your fingers and spread the paste over exposed areas of the body. After this treatment, not a single mosquito will land on you for a long time.

In the old days, to repel mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects, they used a decoction of the roots of Wheatgrass, one of the most common and harmful weeds.

Used to create repellents and tansy. You can also chop up WORMWORM leaves and scatter them around and inside your home. You can prepare an infusion from this bitter plant (a handful of roots in 1.5 liters of water), leave for an hour and lubricate the skin with it.

Crushed leaves of wormwood and ash of roots mixed with vinegar are effective against insects.

And in the kitchen there are many products that will repel mosquitoes. VANILLA, for example. It is enough to dissolve one sachet in 1 liter of water and spray the body with a spray bottle. Or mix with baby cream (1:10) and apply to exposed areas of the body. This composition is effective for about 1 hour. Vanilla is safe and can be safely used to treat the skin of very young children. But you can’t use vanilla sugar: the sweetness, on the contrary, will attract midges.

Another time-tested mosquito repellent is CLOVE. Pour 5 g of spice into a glass of water and boil for 15 minutes. Mix 10 drops of decoction with 1 tbsp. l. cologne and wipe exposed areas of the body or spray clothing. And you can rest assured: mosquitoes and midges will fly around you for at least 2 hours.

JUICE OF LEMON, LIME, ORANGE or GRAPEFRUIT helps repel mosquitoes.

You can take CAMPHORA from your home medicine cabinet. By evaporating it over a fire or burner, you can get rid of flies and mosquitoes.

CARBOLIC ACID is also a good helper. It is famous for its antiseptic and bactericidal properties. But at the same time it also perfectly repels bloodsuckers. At night, it is enough to sprinkle a little of it on the wall near the bed, at the head of the bed, and moisten your hands and face with a weak solution in order to sleep peacefully, without fear of attack.

The forgotten Vietnamese balm “STAR” will also provide invaluable help. With its strong smell it perfectly repels insects.

FRAGRANCE OILS are also used to fight mosquitoes: tea tree, cedar, anise, geranium, lavender and eucalyptus. Mix a little baby cream with a few drops of any of the oils, lubricate exposed areas of the body and don’t think about bites. The oil can be applied to clothes, curtains, and furniture. And if you drop it onto a fire source - into a fireplace, a fire, a candle or a heated frying pan, you will get a kind of aroma lamp.

It turns out that not only people, but also mosquitoes do not like FISH OIL. Therefore, feel free to lubricate your skin with this product and do not be afraid of being bitten.

SMOKE from an outdoor fire also repels insects. The effect will be even better if you throw branches of JUNIPER or SMELLY FERN into the fire.

If mosquitoes do bite you, don't panic. Lubricate the itchy areas with kefir, a solution of baking soda (0.5 teaspoon per glass of water), a decoction of wormwood roots, ammonia or a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate. Lightly mashed fresh leaves of bird cherry, plantain, basil, rosemary or mint relieve pain and itching from a bite. The essential oil released from the greenery will relieve swelling and burning. Some people recommend applying a halved onion or a mixture of raw grated potatoes to the bite site.

Balm “Zvezdochka” perfectly relieves itching and redness. Vegetable oil (olive, flaxseed or sunflower) will also help.

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Plants with strong odors can cause allergies. So make sure you don't get any new problems before using it.

By the way

American geneticists have managed to artificially disable a special gene in mosquitoes, thereby turning bloodthirsty females into harmless males.

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Mosquito spray

Dilute 20 drops of any essential oil in 50 ml of boiled water and add a little salt. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle and spray on your body and clothes. Shake the bottle each time you use it.

Mosquito oil

In 1.5 tbsp. l. aloe juice, add a few drops of any essential oil and pour in the base oil: olive, sunflower. Apply the resulting mixture to the skin. This composition retains its properties for a month. The oil should be stored away from sunlight in a dark glass jar.

Mosquito ointment

Take vegetable (preferably unrefined) oil, 9% vinegar and any hair shampoo in equal proportions. Mix everything thoroughly and apply to the skin.

Vanillin is an effective repellent against mosquitoes and midges.

The aroma of vanilla is associated with fresh baked goods. Compared to cloves, this smell is much less pungent, and making vanilla mosquito repellent lotion is much easier.

Dilute a teaspoon of vanillin in a glass of water - and the product is ready. Soak a cotton swab in the solution and wipe the exposed skin. You can also spray your clothes or room with vanilla water.

Vanillin ointment

Homemade mosquito repellent ointment has a good effect. It has a delicate texture and a pleasant aroma. Substances contained in vanilla remove redness, including those caused by insect bites. To prepare the cream you will need:

container for mixing ingredients;
a small jar for cream so that it is convenient to carry with you;
a packet of vanillin;
baby cream (can be either oily, for additional moisturizing of the skin, or a lighter texture).

Squeeze some of the baby cream into the prepared container, then pour in the vanilla. Mix well. Transfer the mixture into a small jar. Before going out into nature, you need to treat unprotected skin with the resulting ointment. The cream repels both mosquitoes and midges well. Another plus: it is suitable for delicate baby skin.

There is a simpler recipe for mosquito repellent with vanilla. Instead of baby cream, use plain water and add vanilla powder. Vanilla water should be applied to the body and wait until it dries. This emulsion also repels insects well.

Decoctions for repelling mosquitoes: wormwood, wheatgrass and valerian

Another old and proven folk remedy for protecting against mosquito bites is decoctions of valerian root, wormwood or wheatgrass.

For one and a half liters of water, take a handful of crushed roots of any of these plants, bring to a boil over low heat, then pour into a thermos and leave for 30-60 minutes, then strain and let cool.

The resulting product is used to wipe open areas of the body and spray clothes; this can protect against mosquito bites for 4-5 hours. However, cat owners should use valerian with caution: the smell of valerian will repel mosquitoes, but is guaranteed to attract undue attention from the pet.

Mosquito repellents from your home medicine cabinet: camphor and “Zvezdochka”

If you have camphor preparations in your home medicine cabinet, they can also do a good job in repelling insects. Any camphor-containing product for external use can be rubbed little by little into the skin behind the ears or lubricated on the wrists. And to drive mosquitoes out of the house, you can boil water in a small saucepan, add a few drops of the product to it and boil for several minutes - the fragrant camphor steam will force the insects to leave the room.

Another excellent mosquito repellent is Vietnamese Golden Star Balm, commonly known as Star. It contains clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus and peppermint oils, and this “cocktail”, applied precisely to the skin in small quantities, quite effectively protects against mosquitoes. However, it should not be used by allergy sufferers, and “Zvezdochka” is not recommended for children under five years of age.

Precautionary measures

Even homemade natural mosquito repellents should be used with extreme caution. This is especially true for children, pregnant and lactating women. In this case, it is recommended to first consult a doctor.

This recommendation is also relevant for people prone to allergies, especially when using products based on essential oils. The recipe contains concentrated oils that are considered allergens. Therefore, you must first conduct an allergy test, and this applies to all people. To do this, apply a small amount of the product to the wrist or elbow. If the skin does not turn red within 20 minutes and there is no negative reaction, then the repellent can be used. This test must be carried out after preparing each portion.

All homemade repellents must be signed, in particular, the date of manufacture must be indicated. It is recommended to store drugs in glass containers in a cool, dark place.

Cologne “Carnation”: the best of alcohol-containing means of protection

Blood-sucking insects also do not like the smell of alcohol, so for short-term protection you can treat the skin with alcohol, vodka or even cognac. However, the best alcohol-containing folk remedy for mosquitoes is “Carnation” cologne, which contains clove flower extract.

This is an inexpensive cologne with a rather pungent odor that many find unpleasant. However, as a mosquito repellent, Gvozdika is very good. A small amount of cologne is applied to the skin or clothing, providing protection against insects for several hours.

Summer is undoubtedly a romantic time of year. However, the blissful summer heat and evening twilight are overshadowed by the appearance of small “ghouls” - mosquitoes and midges, which are capable, in the literal sense of the word, of getting to anyone. How to protect yourself from them?

Folk remedies for mosquitoes and midges are safer for our body than various chemicals. This is especially important when it comes to the health of the child. So, how can you save yourself from midges and mosquitoes? We’ll find out in our article! Folk remedies for mosquitoes and midges in nature

Oh, these midges!

Damn mosquitoes!

These “ghouls” appear in April-May. They disappear in September-October. In their short life, these bloodsuckers manage to literally bleed many people! They attack before sunset. It is the females who feed on blood. They inject a special anticoagulant into the blood, which prevents the blood from clotting. It is this substance that causes our itching and redness.

Folk remedies against mosquitoes:

Folk remedies for mosquitoes and midges in the house

Fighting midges:

Find out the reasons why you have midges in your apartment. The fact is that they lay their eggs in food that begins to rot.
Get rid of spoiled food and limit midges' access to water.
Catch them on a saucer of wine vinegar or with sticky tape.
You can add a special spice called cloves to the orange. The smell will cause the midges to leave your home.

We fight mosquitoes:

In a private house, elderberry bushes should be planted under the windows. Mosquitoes and midges will fly around your home.
Place tomato seedlings on the window. The fact is that mosquitoes cannot stand the specific smell of tomato leaves.
“Fry” camphor in a frying pan or use tobacco smoke. Simply put, smoke the bloodsuckers out of your property.

Remember, folk remedies for mosquitoes and midges are in no way inferior to professional chemicals sold in stores. However, in comparison with them, traditional methods of combating these annoying insects are absolutely harmless to our body.

People who spend summer weekends in the country, in the forest or near bodies of water, rural residents and mothers walking with strollers have to suffer from annoying bloodsuckers. Midge and mosquito bites are very painful and cause an allergic reaction in many people. Within a few minutes after the insect sucks blood and flies away, swelling develops at the puncture site, burning and itching appears. A collision with a cloud of midges can even lead to an increase in temperature.

To avoid encounters with these dipterans, measures should be taken in advance. Of the folk remedies against mosquitoes and midges, crystalline vanillin is considered the most effective in terms of protection.

What essential oils repel mosquitoes: list, instructions for use

Essential oils that repel mosquitoes: list
Scientists have long proven that mosquitoes have a very good sense of smell, which allows them to sense the presence of a person from approximately 100 meters away. In view of this, if you want mosquitoes and midges to fly around you and not try to bite you, then you need to make sure that you give off a smell that is unpleasant to them. If you don't want to use chemical repellents, then try getting rid of annoying midges with essential oils.

You can use them in several ways. When going outside, you will need to apply a certain essential oil to your skin and clothes. If you protect yourself from mosquitoes indoors, you can use aroma lamps or simply spray dissolved essential oil from a spray bottle.

Oils that will help get rid of mosquitoes and midges in the house and on the street:

Clove oil
Thuja oil
Lavender oil
Rosemary oil
Thyme oil
Geranium oil
Eucalyptus oil
Peppermint oil

How and why products with vanillin work

When choosing a victim, mosquitoes and midges are guided by their sense of smell. They find warm-blooded prey by trapping heat and carbon dioxide. They are attracted to the smell generated by bacteria living on the skin. While human skin smells delicious to insects, they cannot tolerate the aroma of vanillin. This natural repellent with a specific odor acts on the nerve endings of the olfactory organs of bloodsuckers. Therefore, you shouldn’t think long about whether vanillin helps against mosquitoes, but just take it and try it in action. After all, buying a bag of vanillin is much cheaper than buying a synthetic insect repellent.

5-Minute Essential Oil Recipe

This is the best bug spray recipe I have found. This recipe uses essential oils, which are very effective in repelling insects.

There are some problems with applying them directly to the skin, especially on children's skin. I prefer to use this recipe on clothing or gear rather than directly on the skin.

Any combination of these essential oils will work: citronella, clove, lemongrass, rosemary, tea tree, cajeput, eucalyptus, cedarwood, catnip, geranium, lavender, peppermint.

They all have insect and mosquito repellent properties and I have included the mixture I use below. For this recipe I use just 100 drops of essential oil with a mixture of different oils. If you don't have one, you can leave it or use a mixture of others instead. To save time, I also used a pre-mixed child-safe essential oil blend designed to repel insects instead of the other oils in the recipe below. If you'd rather not DIY, Badger also makes a great natural bug spray with essential oils.

Recipes, cooking methods

If you don't know how to make mosquito repellent from vanilla, then you've come to the right place. Here are the best tips for using this aromatic substance.

Vanilla cream is considered the most reliable remedy for bloodsuckers. When mixing the powder with baby cream, you get an excellent repellent that lasts about two hours. Thanks to it, you can calmly work in your summer cottage or walk with your child. The recipe is quite simple: squeeze a portion of baby cream onto the back of your palm, pour a quarter teaspoon of powder from the bag on top and stir well. Apply the resulting cream with vanillin to protect against mosquitoes with your own hands on open areas of the body and on partings in the hair.

Vanillin diluted in water and applied to the skin also gives good results. But for this you need to know how to dilute vanillin against midges and mosquitoes so that it works. Vanillin crystals do not dissolve well in cold water and float on surfaces for a long time. Therefore, you need to warm up the water slightly, fill a small bottle (about 0.3 liters) halfway with it and add one packet of vanillin there. After shaking properly, you can use the product, which can be stored well for 2-3 days.

To protect infants during a walk, it is recommended to soak ordinary gauze with the resulting solution and hang the strollers with such a canopy. For adults, it is better to use spray bottles for ease of application. The product works for about 25-30 minutes. At night, for a restful sleep without insects, you can stir vanillin in a cup of water and place it near the bed.

To obtain an effective mosquito repellent, vanillin is mixed with water in a 1:1 ratio. It is enough to take 1 tablespoon of powder and water. Add 1 teaspoon of any shampoo to the resulting mixture, mix well and spread on exposed parts of the body.

The second option is without water. A pack of vanillin should be combined with 2 tablespoons of shampoo and applied to hands and feet. The product is easily washed off. Therefore, you can work in the garden and then take a shower.

The smell of vanilla essential oil repels insects even better than plain vanillin. When diluted, it can be safely applied to the skin. For 10 g of base (cream, cosmetic milk), take 4-5 drops of oil. When rubbed into the skin, it causes a slight chill within 1-2 minutes, which is a natural reaction.

If you don’t have essential oil on hand and don’t have time to work magic with solutions, but have a couple of bags of vanillin, then you can just sprinkle it on it or pour it into your pockets. After rubbing into the skin, the powder is invisible, leaving traces on clothes like flour.

Cologne against midges and mosquitoes

Excellent repels bloodsuckers and cologne. The pungent smell in itself is not pleasant for midges, but it disappears quickly enough, but it can be enhanced with the help of spices and oils. The most effective remedy is obtained by mixing 40 ml of cologne with 15 drops of clove decoction (20 g of spice is boiled in 200 ml of water for 7 minutes). Mint in combination with cologne is no less effective. Make a decoction of mint in the same way as a decoction of cloves, and mix 20 drops of the decoction and 50 ml of cologne. Instead of decoction, you can use essential peppermint oil. For 40 ml of cologne you will need only 5 drops of oil.

Cautions

When used correctly, vanillin is a harmless remedy, but individual intolerance is possible. Essential oil should be used with caution during pregnancy, epilepsy and hypertension. It increases the sensitivity of the skin to light, that is, it is a photosensitizer. Therefore, after applying to the skin, you should avoid direct sunlight. Vanilla oil is a highly concentrated phytoessence and should never be used undiluted. Long-term use may cause headaches.

Fans of outdoor activities, and even ordinary summer residents, are forced to flee from the same scourge: insects. Spending time in nature becomes simply unbearable due to all kinds of midges and mosquitoes. Swooping in whole flocks, these brethren not only get on your nerves, but also cause significant harm to your health. Bites cause itching and swelling, but this is not the worst thing - cases of severe allergies are also recorded. Therefore, having a repellent for midges and mosquitoes in stock, knowing how to dress properly and what to do when bitten will not harm anyone.

How to dress correctly

Of course, you can purchase a special protective suit, which is an integral part of the equipment of professional fishermen and hunters. Often, passionate adherents of “silent” hunting, inveterate berry pickers and lovers of long hikes spend money on such equipment: in the forest, near it or in a field without any protection.

However, for a trip to the dacha, you can also adopt folk experience, because there are people who have lived their whole lives in rural conditions and have learned to fight midges and mosquitoes in simple and effective ways. Here are some tips on how to solve the problem of bites if you need to stay outside for a long time:

Clothing should be made from natural fabrics, spacious and completely covering the body. Even professional suits are made from several layers: cotton closer to the body, and artificial materials on the outside.
It is advisable not to use dark and bright colors in your summer wardrobe: they only attract midges and mosquitoes.
If you have to stay at the dacha, the best thing you can take with you is shirts and pants with cuffs. They will prevent midges from appearing under clothes.

Such uniforms will help protect not only from mosquitoes and midges, which are most active in the cool twilight, but also from the sun's rays on a hot day.

The benefits of using folk remedies against midges

These small pests can be much more annoying than flies and mosquitoes; they circle in the air in swarms, get into your eyes, and also bite very painfully. Moreover, the midge can pester not only on the street, but also penetrate into the house. As it turned out, it is not difficult to protect yourself from mosquitoes and midges; folk remedies will help with this. They do not require large expenses, are easy to prepare and use.

Availability of ingredients

To prepare a folk remedy for midges, you don’t have to look long for suitable ingredients. They can be found in the home medicine cabinet, refrigerator, pharmaceutical department, your own cosmetic bag, or even in the forest or garden.

Safety

Chemicals with an insecticidal effect have some contraindications and possible side effects. For example, for some people, working for a long time with a fumigator causes headaches. At the same time, turning it on for a short time and ventilating the room significantly reduces its effectiveness.

It is difficult for people who are allergic to chemicals. However, homemade mosquito repellents have minimal negative effects. Among the variety of recipes, you can choose a composition without allergens.

Despite their relative safety, homemade products can cause allergies. It is recommended to consult a doctor before using them.

Use for children and pregnant women

Store-bought repellents, with rare exceptions, are contraindicated for pregnant women and children. And those that can be used act for a short time and contain a low dose of the active ingredient.

Among folk recipes there are compositions suitable for protecting children and expectant mothers from midges. For example, for babies under one year old you can use a number of essential oils:

chamomile;
pink;
lavender;
lemon;
cinnamon;
orange;
sandalwood.

After a year, the use of mint and eucalyptus oils is allowed.

To make a safe midge remedy for a child, it is important to follow the dosage:

up to 12 months - no more than 1 drop of essential oil added to the base composition;
from 1 year to 5 years – the dose is increased to 2 drops;
from 6 to 12 years – half the adult dosage.

Among the safe folk remedies against midges on the street, one can note wearing an aroma pendant:

It is made from a Kinder egg capsule.
Holes are drilled in the walls.
A cotton swab with a couple of drops of essential oils is placed inside to repel insects.
Holes are made in the capsule through which the lace is threaded. A protection pendant is worn around the neck.

The protective solution can also be applied to the baby’s shoes and clothes, stroller or other vehicle. Scented substances will repel annoying pests.

Folk remedies

If you can easily survive a day at the dacha, then by evening the number of midges or mosquitoes buzzing around becomes simply threatening. It is quite difficult to constantly walk around dressed from head to toe in hot weather, and then the mosquito and midge repellents used by the people come to the rescue: they are absolutely harmless and often have a very pleasant smell.

Carnation

To get the maximum benefit, you need to prepare a decoction: let it boil for a quarter of an hour, 5-12 pcs. flower buds 200 gr. water. When the aromatic liquid has cooled, it is applied to exposed areas of the body. You can use a spray bottle.

The recipe for the product can be strengthened by adding a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice to the solution: midges do not like citrus fruits.

A homemade repellent is guaranteed to not contain toxic compounds and is perfect for children.

This midge repellent also has a non-standard use: it can be poured into bowls and placed around the dacha. The aroma helps get rid of midges in confined spaces.

Clove oil can also be used: a couple of drops applied to the skin helps repel mosquitoes while the scent lasts.

If you drop one drop onto several cotton swabs and place them in different parts of the room, this will serve as a good repellent for midges and mosquitoes at night.

Essential oils

In addition to clove, there are many other essential oils that can create invisible protection against flying midges. They are used by applying directly to the skin. You can place cotton swabs soaked in a few drops of oil in the room. There are recommendations to even drip it onto your clothes. True, it will be difficult to wash it off later.

Coniferous oils are especially helpful as a mosquito and midge repellent:

cedar;
juniper;
pine.

In addition, recognized remedies for midges are:

anise;
camphor;
eucalyptus;
cinnamon;
thyme,

as well as tea tree, citrus, basil, rosemary and geranium oils.

All of them are sold at the pharmacy. You can also buy a real cocktail of oils there. This remedy has long become a folk panacea: “Star” balm. It will help not only repel midges and mosquitoes, but also cope with the consequences of bites.

People's experience shows that the use of such oils effectively repels annoying midges. However, the protection needs to be renewed periodically: volatile compounds evaporate quickly.

The smell of childhood, lush baked goods and the favorite aroma of perfumers is vanilla. Pleasant for humans, it is at the same time absolutely contraindicated for midges and mosquitoes. True, only natural vanilla or its oil has a repellent effect. With their help you can make several remedies against midges.

One pod will be enough to make a life-saving decoction. The recipe is the same as for cloves. Just 5-12 buds need to be replaced with one vanilla pod. However, its concentration can be increased to taste.

The decoction is applied to the skin or poured into open containers to repel.

Vanilla oil is applied to clothing, exposed areas of the body, and to cotton balls, which are placed around the room as a repellent.

Aroma lamps

The effect of oils in the fight against midges can be strengthened many times: for this, aromatic lamps are used. Long before the advent of fumigators, these folk “Raptors” coped well with the invasion of mosquitoes and midges.

If there is no aroma lamp, then you should not be upset: there is an alternative. You just need to drop a drop of essential oil onto a night light or a regular incandescent lamp. True, it is necessary to take precautions: do this before turning on the lighting fixtures to the network.

In addition, an aroma lamp is easy to make with your own hands: above the candle you need to place a tin jar or ceramic cup with a small amount of water, into which you can drop any kind of strong-smelling oil. When heated, it will fill the house with aromas and help get rid of midges and mosquitoes.

Other means

There is no need to talk about the need for mosquito nets: those who are faced with the problem of midges do not neglect mechanical protection.

What to do on the street in the evening? After all, it’s impossible to completely isolate a gazebo from midges and mosquitoes with nets, and you can’t stock up on aromatic oils. Tested folk remedies come to the rescue:

Camphor. It can be periodically heated in a frying pan (or in a tin) until steaming. The product helps repel both midges and mosquitoes.
Herbs. A small fire, into which sometimes dried tansy, chamomile or wormwood is thrown, is an excellent way to get rid of midges.
Repellent plants. At your dacha, you can plant geraniums, tomatoes or junipers in open ground: where they grow, there will definitely be fewer midges.

If you plan to go into the forest, you can prepare a contact repellent with your own hands. To do this, mix equal parts of shampoo, table vinegar (6-9%) and vegetable oil and lubricate exposed areas of the body with this product.

Traditional recipes: how to get rid of mosquitoes in an apartment

With a few exceptions, mosquito control activities in the home are not much different from outdoor activities.

The main assistants in the fight against midges indoors, again, are essential oils. You can put a few drops of different oils on strips of paper and place them in your rooms. Light an aromatic lamp with your favorite oil for 20-30 minutes and enjoy a break from annoying guests for a long time.

Meadow plants, in turn, also drive away harmful squeaks with their aromas. The most common ones include elderberry, tansy, wormwood, and juniper. It is advisable to place bouquets of these plants at the entrance to the house.

The presence of mosquito nets on the windows makes the home practically inaccessible to midges and mosquitoes.

The use of camphor gives excellent results. Only 100g. solutions located above the burner, evaporating, are able to clear a fairly large living area from mosquitoes.

Relief from itching

Very often, when going out into nature, you simply don’t have time to protect yourself, and then the consequences of a collision with midges or mosquitoes can greatly ruin your vacation experience. If at home it is easy to find some kind of remedy in the first aid kit, then at the dacha it is not always available in full.

To get rid of unpleasant symptoms: hyperemia, swelling and unbearable itching, there are quite effective folk remedies. The bite site can be lubricated:

the already mentioned “Star” balm or any oil that is available. The main thing is that there are no allergies;
juice of aloe, onion, plantain, parsley, dandelion, elderberry;
toothpaste.

Simple cold water will also help relieve the first symptoms of a bite: the swelling may remain, but the itching and redness will go away.

The following solutions will help in the form of compresses and lotions:

table vinegar (6-9%) with water, in equal proportions;
soda and salt. The recipe is simple: add a teaspoon of each ingredient to a glass of water.

To ensure that the joy of being in nature is not overshadowed by midges or mosquitoes, it is necessary to take care of protective equipment in advance. If you don’t want to use repellents of artificial origin that contain toxic substances, you can try one of the folk remedies: they are no less effective.

Good afternoon, dear guests of the site “I am a villager”!

Today we’ll talk about the annoying midge and the current means of protection against this little fly. In the last article we learned about the means and. The midge turned out to be more annoying and the methods that work on mosquitoes don’t really scare it. There are about 1,800 species of midges in the world; their lifespan is 1 month.
Over the summer they can give birth to 4 offspring and lay eggs in the fall so that annoying midges appear in early spring. Midges live and breed near ponds and rivers. If your house or cottage is located near a body of water, you need to prepare in advance to meet these annoying bloodsuckers.

First aid for bites

If you still were unable to avoid the unpleasant consequences of encountering mosquitoes, to get rid of irritation and itching, use these popular tips:

To reduce itching, rub the bite area with a solution of baking soda (dissolve half a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of warm water, soak cotton wool in the solution and apply to the pimple for a few minutes).
A similar effect can be obtained if you lubricate a mosquito bite with ammonia diluted with water (in a ratio of 1 to 1).
You can remove swelling from a bite by using finely grated potatoes. Potato pulp is applied to the wound and left for several minutes. After the potatoes darken, change the lotion to a fresh one.
You can apply a plantain leaf or crushed parsley leaves to the bite site. These plants can relieve inflammation and relieve pain.
A proven and reliable remedy for the treatment of mosquito bites is the Vietnamese balm “Red Star”. It is this balm that will not only help after a bite, but may also prevent it.
Lemon juice, mint juice, regular baby soap, and banana peel help relieve irritation and itching. For adults, it would be appropriate to rub the pimple with a cut onion or clove of garlic.
For allergy sufferers, it is recommended to use medications (ointments, tablets, drops). The best drugs to cope with the body's reaction to an insect bite are Fenistil gel, Tavegil, Hydrocartisone (be sure to read the instructions and consult a doctor before use!)

And to avoid being bitten, you should follow some simple rules.:

Take walks in the forest in closed clothes.
Walk away from swampy areas.
Before going out, do not use perfumes with a sweet aroma.
Prefer windy weather for walking.
When camping outdoors in tents, use mosquito nets.

By observing all the rules and following the suggested tips, you can not fear for the health of yourself and your loved ones, and feel free to go on country walks and picnics.

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Methods of protection against midges

A midge bite differs significantly from a mosquito bite. If a mosquito bites through the skin with its thin proboscis, the midge bites the surface and salivates.

Only females feed on blood; just like mosquitoes, males feed on flower nectar.

Saliva contains analgesic and blood thinning substances. Blood begins to emerge from the wound, and the insect licks it off. After some time, the anesthesia wears off and the bite site becomes painful, a burning sensation begins, swelling and redness appear.

The swollen site of a midge bite is a protective reaction of our body to a foreign protein that is found in the saliva of a midge. There may be allergic reactions to a midge bite. But this happens in exceptional cases, very rarely.

They can really spoil our appearance, especially bites on the face. Swelling can last up to 5 days. There are times when a bruise appears at this place.

We already know that not all methods of protection that act on mosquitoes drive away midges.