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Do It Yourself Bug Control: Brewing Up DIY Pest Repellent Potions This Halloween

Get ready to ward off the spooky critters this Halloween with your very own DIY bug control concoctions! As the eerie holiday approaches and the ghouls come out to play, it's not just the supernatural we need to worry about—pests can be a real fright too.

But fear not! The Ghoulish Greenix team is here to guide you through creating simple, effective pest repellents using ingredients you've likely got in your kitchen. Let's stir up some magic!

The Basics of Home-Brewed Pest Control

Common Ingredients

Getting rid of a pest infestation is tricky, but at-home remedies for pest control between services can help keep your home protected, especially as we head into the colder months when pests start searching for a warm place to sleep.

In order to keep pests at bay, start by compiling any and all of these ingredients so you can start making your witch's brew!

  • Vinegar (distilled white, apple cider, whatever you've got!)

  • Essential oils like eucalyptus, lavender, and peppermint

  • Basil

  • Mint

  • Rosemary

  • Thyme

  • Cinnamon

  • Garlic

  • Cloves

  • Lemon and other citrus

  • Coffee beans

  • Rubbing alcohol

  • Dish soap

  • Baking soda

These are often considered natural repellents because pests don't typically enjoy the smells that these oils, herbs, and products give off. The herbs can be placed around your home as a deterrent, or they can be mixed into different protection potions to ward off any evil pest spirits this Halloween!

Spooky-Good Remedies

Ghostly Garlic Spray

  • Ingredients: Water, garlic cloves, and a dash of mint.

  • Instructions: This vampire-slaying (and pest-repelling) spray keeps mosquitoes and other vectors at bay! Chop up a clove or two of garlic, slice up some mint, and throw it into a spray bottle filled with water. Once these ingredients are chopped and mixed together, they start working their magic, releasing different odors and oils that can be sprayed all around your home!

  • Usage Tips: You can spray this concoction anywhere, but we recommend focusing on the creepy, dark corners of your home where pests tend to hide!

Witch's Brew of Citrus and Clove

  • Ingredients: Lemon peels, orange peels, cloves, cinnamon, and boiling water.

  • Instructions: Looking to spook ants and flies? Begin by filling a pot with water and bringing it to a boil. While the water heats up, slice a lemon and an orange and throw them into your cauldron! Add a handful of cloves and a dash of cinnamon to spice this potion up! You can leave it boiling and use it as a simmer pot to make your home smell like fall, or you can let it cool and bottle it up to spray around your house!

  • Usage Tips: Keep pests from haunting your home by spraying this around windows and doors, or simply spray it all around so you can enjoy the seasonal scent!

Spooky Spider-Be-Gone Elixir

  • Ingredients: White vinegar, water, peppermint oil, and a sprinkle of coconut oil.

  • Instructions: Mix one part white vinegar with two parts water, add a dash of peppermint oil, and a sprinkle of coconut oil to create a spooktacular spray that will keep pests away!

  • Usage Tips: Make sure spooky decor doesn't come to life this Halloween. Spray this homemade pesticide around windows and doors to keep spiders from spinning their webs inside!

Mummy's Magic Minty Mist

  • Ingredients: Fresh mint leaves, rubbing alcohol, and water.

  • Instructions: Mint is full of secret natural pest control magic! Simply mix one part rubbing alcohol with three parts water, and either chop your mint or tear it up to release the scent and oils, and add it to the liquid concoction! Let it sit for 15-20 minutes to let the mint oils infuse.

  • Usage Tips: Keep the Halloween party pest-free by spraying your new mist all around the entertainment areas, like your couches, kitchen, and bathrooms. This keeps a fresh scent, and the cooling effect deters peculiar pests!

The Final Barrier: Cinnamon Stick Charms

  • Ingredients: Ground cinnamon and essential oil of choice for a binding agent.

  • Instructions: Craft a potent, sweet-smelling barrier that ants and beetles will steer clear of.

  • Usage Tips: All you have to do is leave a few drops of an essential oil around some of the corners of your home and in your pantries, then sprinkle a dash of cinnamon to enhance the spicy scents!

Professional Help from a Pest Control Company

This Halloween, while you prepare to scare away the trick-or-treaters with your spooky decor, remember that real pests need a firmer hand. With these DIY pest control potions, you'll keep your home pest-free and enjoy a truly magical Halloween.

However, if the household pests prove to be too menacing to do your own pest control, reach out to the professionals. At Greenix, we offer a comprehensive approach to pest control that will treat your pest problem with ease!

Avoid a pest problem at your Monster Bash by getting in touch with our experts.

Happy brewing!


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