Thursday, April 10, 2014

4.5 Natural Remedies To Keep Pests Out of Your Hoarded Home

Hello my Hoarding Disorder Collectors out there! I absolutely love working with you all. However, I don't like working with all the unwanted bugs and critters in your home. One problem I come across a lot are pest infestations. I have personally dealt with bed bugs, roaches, fruit flies, black widows, mice, rats and raccoons. I come home with random bites and swollen marks all the time.

And - I know you don't like waking up with a mouthful of fruit flies. I know you know something is scratching every night in the other room.  Let's talk about some easy, inexpensive solutions to help keep those critters out.

Disclaimer: We are not exterminators, we suggest that you please seek professional pest control help first.  Unfortunately (we hear this a lot ) pest companies will not come out and help you if there are not pathways, or clear access in your home. If you find yourself overwhelmed, try these natural remedies:
  1. Essential Oils: Using essential oils such as lemon, orange, clove, peppermint, and mint around the home will deter most bugs as they are turned off by strong odors.(apartmenttherapy.com)
  2. Organic Ant Control. Spray ants with vinegar water. The low pH kills them without
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    damaging most furniture. This is a great way to clean surfaces while you’re at it.
  3. Silverfish. Aromatic spices like sage, bay leaves and cloves are easy repellents for silverfish, because of their strong smells. You can put these spices inside porous sachets and use hooks to attach them inside your closets or behind your washing machine. You may also fill some decorative baskets with these sachets and lay these baskets near your baseboards.
  4. Rodents. Peppermint and Peppermint Oil. In just about every home remedy circle, you will hear that mice cannot stand the scent of peppermint or peppermint oil. Soak a cotton ball in the oil of peppermint and place it at a suspected entryway.
  5. Remove Food Supply. These pests are here for your crumbs and left
We hope you try out these natural home remedies for the pests in your home. If you still need help call us, and we will come over and help you. We will help you clear a path for maintenance repairs and pest control. We will throw away your urine/feces/whatever infested stuff and deep clean and sanitize your home for you. We will wash the fruit fly droppings of your walls and scrub your kitchen and bathroom clear of silverfish. That's how we roll. No judgement. It's time you start living a little better Dear Collectors, try starting with clearing your home of unwanted pests. 

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3 comments:

  1. Nacho EguiarteApril 11, 2014 at 6:05 AM

    I'll take note of those remedies, I knew about the great properties of vinegar and I actually use it in my home (I dislike products from major brands because the test on animals) so I only use vinegar, bleach and pine oil based multipurpose cleaner from Mexican brand don't test on animals (Industrias Allen)
    About another remedie, if you have fruit flies slice a lime, an orange or a lemon in halves cover the plain side with cloves that cast away flies and just sit the halves in various parts of the house, don't worry the citric won't rot will be preserve by the clove.
    Lavender oil or dried are great to fight mosquitoes and moths.
    Well I found this post very informative, thank you Rachel.

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  2. UnknownApril 11, 2014 at 6:47 AM

    Nacho, I love the fruit flies advice, I am going to have to try that one! Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your natural remedies for keeping pests away.

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  3. UnknownApril 16, 2014 at 5:15 AM

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