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Home » 5 Ways To Make Your Home A Bug Free Zone

5 Ways To Make Your Home A Bug Free Zone

09/02/2019 By Deborah T

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Most of us don’t really mind bugs so long as they’re not treading on our territory. And some of us categorically can’t stand pests and are actually quite scared of them. It’s natural as any homeowner to want to protect your home from bugs infesting your property. But how do you do it? As autumn creeps around and insects and pests are trying to find somewhere warm and sheltered to withstand the upcoming winter. To make sure it’s not your home they choose, here are 10 ways to make your home a bug-free zone.

5 Ways to Make Your House Bug Free

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1 – Seal The House

Prevention is apart of the theme for this post in an attempt to create a bug free home. So first off, you need to seal any cracks and crevices that a tiny bug would see as a doorway to your home. From door drafts to shutting the vents at the top of your windows. Every hole is a potential avenue inside, so seal it! 

2 – Bug Plugs

To spread the notion amongst the bug world that your home is not for sleeping or laying eggs, you may want to consider a bug plug to detect/repel pests away. You can go to bedbugplug.com for instance, that business specifically deals with how to keep bed bugs at bay. Because they’re so tiny, you may have them without even realizing, and so it’s wise to get a plug to make sure you’re not sharing your bed with unwanted bugs.

3 – Empty The Trash to Keep Bug Free

But don’t just empty it every now and then or when it’s overflowing, take the rubbish out regularly. Food is a massive attraction for all pests, and so naturally to keep creepy crawly nightmares from the garden away, you want to get rid of anything that pests might see as an invitation to dine. If you are making any smelly food aim to put any scraps straight in the trash once you’re finished with dinner. Plus, be mindful of keeping your bin clean and disinfected too. 

4 – White Vinegar and Water

To repel bugs from entering your home, particularly spiders, there’s a natural solution you can use that won’t pollute the air of your home. You simply mix 50/50 of white vinegar and water, put it in a spray bottle and spray it around the window and door edges of your home. This will deter quite a few bugs from entering.

5 – Clean The Floors

A lot of the steps mentioned above are about cleaning your home to prevent bugs waltzing in. This step is no different, from regularly vacuuming, at least a minimum of once a week and keeping your hard floors swept and clean, dirt, debris and dropped food, will no longer attract bugs to your abode. 

What Are You Waiting For? Go Make Your Home Bug-free!

These aren’t only ways to deter bugs. Washing your clothes, linen and your pets regularly will help stop unwanted visitors from making your home their own too. By following the steps above, you can create a cleaner environment and make your home a bug free zone.

 

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Deborah T
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Editor and author at DIY Home & Garden, a Word Innovations publication
Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications.

She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificate in Natural Health from a fully-accredited program and is a Certified Herbologist. She pursued these natural wellness certifications due to her love for herb gardening.

Despite freelancing to make a living, her love is "all things home."

Deborah grew up in a family that grew a large vegetable garden and a fruit orchard, helping her parents pull weeds and can home-grown foods as part of her childhood. In fact, she had no idea that she could purchase veggies and fruits in pre-packed steel cans until she went to college and made a food run.

Today, she lives in Bertie County, North Carolina, an agricultural rural area with more chickens than people. She lives with her husband and two rescue pets a sweet toy fox terrier and a cat who showed up one day and moved into the house. Together, they enjoy DIY projects, furniture refinishing, gardening, and canning.
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About Deborah T

Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications.

She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificate in Natural Health from a fully-accredited program and is a Certified Herbologist. She pursued these natural wellness certifications due to her love for herb gardening.

Despite freelancing to make a living, her love is "all things home."

Deborah grew up in a family that grew a large vegetable garden and a fruit orchard, helping her parents pull weeds and can home-grown foods as part of her childhood. In fact, she had no idea that she could purchase veggies and fruits in pre-packed steel cans until she went to college and made a food run.

Today, she lives in Bertie County, North Carolina, an agricultural rural area with more chickens than people. She lives with her husband and two rescue pets a sweet toy fox terrier and a cat who showed up one day and moved into the house. Together, they enjoy DIY projects, furniture refinishing, gardening, and canning.

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