Onions are believed to have natural properties that can help repel certain pests due to their strong smell and compounds like sulfur. Here’s how you can use onions to deter pests like rats, flies, lice, bugs, lizards, mosquitoes, and cockroaches:
- Rats and Mice:
Onions can act as a deterrent for rodents due to their strong odor.
How to Use:Onions can act as a deterrent for rodents due to their strong odor.
How to Use: Slice a fresh onion and place the pieces in areas where you’ve noticed rat or mouse activity, such as corners, under furniture, or near food sources. The pungent smell will repel them. Replace the onion slices every few days.
Alternative: You can also make a mixture of onion juice and water and spray it around entry points or nesting areas.
- Flies:
Flies dislike the strong aroma of onions.n. How to Use: Slice a few onions and place them in fly-prone areas (near windows, trash bins, or kitchens). Alternatively, you can blend onion into a paste and apply it to doorways or window sills.
Tip: You can also mix onion juice with vinegar in a spray bottle and use it to clean surfaces where flies are commonly seen.
- Lice:
Onions are thought to help repel lice because of their sulfur content.
How to Use: Grind an onion into a paste and apply it directly to the scalp. Let it sit for 30 minutes to an hour before washing it off. The smell can help repel lice, though it’s not a guaranteed treatment for infestation.
Alternative: Some people mix onion juice with other oils like olive oil to treat the scalp.
- Bugs (Ants, Beetles, etc.):
The strong odor of onions can deter many bugs.
How to Use: Crush an onion or make a juice by blending it with water and strain it. Spray the juice in areas where bugs are a problem, such as on floors, around doors, and window frames.
Tip: Placing sliced onions around gardenplants may help deter bugs from invading.
5.Lizards:
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