Read more mosquito prevention and repelling tips in my eBook, Repelled.
Finding bugs is never a pleasant occurrence in my house. Typically I scream if there’s a spider – no matter how large or small. And all insects create a LOT of drama for my son and daughter. My husband’s the only calm, rational bug squasher in our home.
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Keeping insects from invading our inside space is important. In my pre-children days, I had never hesitated using toxic sprays – especially when dealing with what seemed like plagues of moths, ladybugs, cockroaches, gnats, ants, and spiders. (Fortunately not all plagues hit at the same time.)
Now the goal in our home is to prevent bugs without poisons. One very effective but time-consuming method is the ever-safe, ever-tidy practice of vacuuming – particularly with the long suction tubes.
The Accidentally Green archives are filled with other natural bug prevention techniques:
Repelling Insects Quite Naturally
Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes
Natural Ways to Get Rid of Gnasty Gnats
Ways to Stop Bedbugs Before They Bite
Today I’m also writing about different natural kinds of mosquito prevention in guest posts on The Marathon Mom and Live Renewed.
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How do you naturally prevent bugs in your home?
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