Few Organic tips to have your Home Pest free

Block Flies with Basil(Thulasi):

Flies hate the smell of Thulasi. To discourage them, place pots of basil at doorways and windowsills and on the kitchen counter. If you don’t have enough sun or space put some dried Thulasi in a small muslin cloth and rub it occasionally to keep the scent strong.

Scare Off Spiders with Citrus

Spiders are not fond of citrus. In a spray bottle, mix water and lemon or lime juice. Wipe your countertops with the mixture or spray down doorways and windowsills. You can deter spiders in your garden by spreading around lemon, orange, or lime peels too.

Avoid Ants with Vinegar

Use a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water to wipe down counter-tops and other surfaces—anywhere you've spotted ants. For best results, repeat this several times a day. Doing so destroys the scent trails that ants use to navigate.

Combating Mosquitos

Add 3-5 drops of any one of the various oil to about a teaspoon of a base oil such as jojoba oil, sweet almond or coconut oil and rubbed to the exposed body skin: Lemongrass Oil, Lavender Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Neem Oil or Neem Seed Oil, Organic Soy Oil, Black Pepper Oil, Blue Cypress Oil, Peppermint Oil, Basil Oil, Geranium Oil, Clove Oil or Thyme Oil. Lavender Oil fives a good fragrance.

A favourite natural mosquito repellent is the essential oil of the Catnip plant. In Taminadu it is called by its Latin name Nepeta Cataria. This perennial herb is a member of the mint family and has many useful medicinal and household applications.

Repel Cockroaches

Again Catnip is a natural repellent to cockroaches too. The active ingredient is nepetalactone, which is non-toxic to humans and pets. Small sachets of catnip can be left in areas of cockroach activity. Catnip can also be simmered in a small amount of water to make a "catnip tea" which can be used as a spray to apply around baseboards and behind counters. This natural repellent should only be used in homes without cats!

Also keep a spray bottle of soapy water on hand. Spraying roaches directly with soapy water will kill them.

Leave bay leaves, cucumber slices or garlic in the affected area as deterrents.

Repel Fleas with Salt

Alternately salting and vacuuming your floors will kill flea eggs. But since fleas have a three-day reproduction cycle, you have to be diligent: Salt every day for nine days and vacuum every third day. Don’t forget to empty the vacuum every time, or the live ones will crawl right back out again!

Diminish Dust Mites with Cinnamon Oil

Cinnamon bark oil has been shown to control dust mites. Mix several drops into a 50/50 solution of water and denatured alcohol. Spray bedding, carpets, and any other places where dust tends to collect. Added benefit? Your house will smell like cookies!

Scare lizards away

Get some fresh Neem leaves and strew them in places around your home, your kitchen in particular. You never like to get your food poisoned by them. The sscent from the Neem leaves are unpleasant to them and they will move out.