What could be more bothersome than a mosquito?! From his buzzing over the ear, insidious bites and unbearable itching of the skin, it seems there is no escape. Or is there? Which is more effective - chemical or folk remedies for mosquito bites?
Ways to deal with the buzzing bloodsucker
The fastest effect, of course, from chemicals in the form of all kinds of repellents - creams, lotions and aerosols for application to the skin or clothes, and fumigators - lamellar, spiral or liquid. If the former tend to repel insects, then the latter emit substances that are deadly for mosquitoes and practically safe for humans when heated.
And yet, if possible, it is better to choose folk remedies for mosquito bites. In summer cottages, near water bodies, it is necessary to purposefully plant those plants that mosquitoes do not tolerate. From vegetable crops, these are tomatoes, anise, basil. Of the floral and herbaceous - Caucasian chamomile, wormwood, spicy cloves. Coniferous trees, in particular, juniper, not only can becomedecoration of the garden, but also protection from insects. If a walnut grows in the courtyard, you can rest calmly under it, mosquitoes hate it. And the beautiful bird cherry - it is only pleasant to a person, but not to a mosquito. And elderberry in general can be a salvation: it grows everywhere, it takes root perfectly on any soil, including around water bodies. Even a few sprigs of fresh elderberry, brought into the room, can drive the bloodsucker out of the house.
Mosquito and mosquito are not twin brothers
Sometimes you hear comical statements like this: “The mosquito has gone sly today. He does not buzz over the ear, bites imperceptibly, but it hurts more, and there is more swelling at the site of the bite. But the fact is that this quiet one may not be a mosquito at all, but a midge. A small midge easily enters the room through mosquito nets, it can live under the desk and bite all the legs, and even in the yard or in the garden - it is generally expanse. The midge actually bites more painfully, literally pinching off a piece of human skin and drinking his blood at the same time, but the cunning creature first performs anesthesia with its saliva. And after a bite, a terrible itching, burning immediately begins, swelling appears on the skin. The mosquito, more precisely, the female mosquito, unlike the midge, does not bite, but bites through the skin and drinks blood. But that doesn't make it any easier. It is advisable to keep both creatures away from yourself, using any, including folk remedies for mosquito bites.
"We live in a mosquito land…"
This is a line from an old, old ditty of geologists. Alas, mosquito land can be calledalmost any place where it is humid and warm. From the ever-damp basements of high-rise buildings, from sewer manholes, flowing water communications, mosquitoes willingly move into human housing. What can we say about areas with an artificial or natural reservoir - it is on the water surface that bloodsuckers like to lay their eggs. One female can lay from a hundred to five hundred eggs at a time! If the coastal areas are literally dotted with peculiar needles sticking out of the water, these are already hatched larvae. Before full formation, the insect lives in the reservoir for another 2-4 weeks. Radical mosquito exterminators are sometimes needed to keep the buzzing hordes from coming into the world. The owners of small ponds decide to carry out even fire treatment of the water surface on their site with the help of gasoline soldering irons. Of course, this is a last resort. It still won't save you from mosquito bites. Spraying liquid preparations over a pond, green spaces is bearing fruit, although temporary. Another extreme measure is the treatment of bloodsucking habitats with powdered insecticides. It's one thing when it comes to uninhabited basements. What if it's a natural body of water? Needless to say, how dangerous it is to scatter poisonous drugs on coastal soil - this can result in serious consequences for nature itself, as well as for humans and animals.
In the latter case, one thing remains: folk remedies for mosquito bites. This refers to the plants mentioned, which can help to permanently expel the mosquito kingdom from their homes.places. Elderberry, growing in lush color along the fences, under the windows and near the pond, juniper at the head of the flower bed, a bouquet of bird cherry on the windowsill - both romantic, and calm, and safe.
