How to create a mosquito trap.

DIY MOSQUITO TRAP!

Are you struggling with mosquitos in your backyard.. but you don't have the funds to invest in a mosquito trapping system? well, fear not because the easy and recyclable method is here. This DIY mosquito trap made with 3 simple ingredients and has a long-lasting time period will get rid of your pesky mosquito problems forever!

What you will need.

·     Empty 2-liter soda bottle or similar-sized container

·     razor knife

·     Duct tape

·     1/4 cup brown sugar

·     1 cup hot water

·     1 package dry active yeast

1. Cut the bottle in half.

2.  put the top half of the bottle inside the bottom half but not all the way.

3. Tape it together.                                          

4. Tape the black paper on the bottle

5. Add 1/4 cup of brown sugar to 1 cup of boiling water. Mix thoroughly until the sugar is dissolved completely.

Allow the mixture to cool until you can comfortably stick your finger into the mixture. Ideally, the temperature of the sugar water should be between 120-130°F. If it's too hot, the high temperature will kill the yeast. If it's too cool, the yeast will not fully activate.

When the sugar mixture reaches the correct temperature, gently mix in the yeast. Pour the mixture into the bottle (the inverted funnel makes this easy), and the mosquito trap is ready to go.

7. Put the trap outside and replace every two weeks.

I hope this helped, stay tuned for more easy, sustainable and natural ways to prevent mosquitos.

Make sure to comment below any ideas you have or want to share.

Nami

Plants with natrual mosquito repelling agents.

Sustainable and Low-cost Methods of Preventing Malaria.

Plant with natural mosquito repelling agents.

A 2013/2014 report by the parliamentary committee of health Uganda showed that 50% of deaths caused by malaria among children, supposedly due to poverty, lack of medical assistance or knowledge on how to protect ones' self against malaria. Below is a list of plants which attain natural mosquito repelling agents and can be used in your garden or home to fight off those pesky mosquitos.

Citronella
This is one of the most common repelling ingredients against mosquitos. Citronella is a beautiful perennial clumping grass that emits a strong aroma. That aroma masks other scents and keeps mosquitoes from being attracted to 
things located around it. The plant grows very tall and takes up a lot of space which is a great addition to your garden.
Lemon Balm
Lemon Balm is a very hardy plant, it resists drought, and it grows well even in shade. It contains high levels of a compound called citronellal, which gives it its lemony aroma and flavor that bugs find so unpleasant. An added bonus? You can dry the leaves and use them to make a delicious herbal tea!

Lavender
Lavender attains a very soothing and calming scent and has a very attractive physical appearance due to its purple flowering stems. Grow it indoors near a sunny window, or outside in your garden or flower bed to keep the bugs away.  Lavender repels mosquitoes because mosquitoes dislike the scent lavender gives off. It can be planted in gardens or made into oil and applied to the skin or mixed with other oils to keep mosquitoes away. 

I hope this helped and tune in for more easy, low-cost, sustainable methods to prevent against mosquitos. :)

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