An Ultimate Guide on How To Keep Mosquitoes Away From Your Home There are around 4000 known species of mosquitoes and I don't know how many of them are still undercover in different parts of the world. There are around 200 to 300 species alone in the USA. There are also other flies and species but why we are talking about mosquitoes is because they carry Malaria, yellow fever, dengue, and many more. There is also a misconception among the masses about mosquitoes that they suck your blood in order to feed themselves. It is a misconception because the real thing is they ingest your blood to lay eggs and they can lay 100 eggs at a time. So, to keep them away from your home is to kill the source from where they were produced in large numbers. We need to obstruct their breeding cycle. In this article, we are going to talk about some of the natural and simple methods to keep them away from your and your loved one’s life. Stop them breeding inside of your home: On an individual level, you can’t control their birth rate around the world or in your country but at least you can stop them inside of your property. Water and especially water that is stalled at some juncture or place inside or outside of your home is the best incubator for mosquitoes. Check your kitchen, garden, air conditioner, pools, and buckets don’t let water be stored there for more than one day. Change the water as fast as you can. Check your drains and fill ditches outside of your home with mud or something that you think can best stop the breeding cycle of mosquitoes. Mosquito repeller plants: In this section, we would tell you about some plants that naturally stop mosquitoes from breeding. You can keep these plants inside of your room or grow them in your garden. Lemongrass is not only used as a mosquito repeller but also hinders the free movements of other unwanted pests. The plants that can help you in this are lemongrass, citronella, marigolds, tulsi, mint, catnip, and papaya plants. The juice of the papaya is also very helpful to immunize you against dengue fever. The juice of this plant can be used as a preventive and as well as curative cure once the unfortunate person is infected with dengue. Lemon, garlic, and cloves: The smell of cloves and any smell associated with citrusy mosquitoes hate and don’t come nearer to them. So, you can put sliced lemons by pinning down some cloves in them around the place where you want to protect them from mosquitoes. It is a harmless and natural way to keep these little vampires away from your homes. You can also use garlic spray if you don't want to use chemical sprays as a mosquito repeller. You can boil some garlic in water then pour down the liquid into your spray tank. The smell of the garlic not only keeps mosquitoes away but is also used to kill them instantly. This will be your full organic spray to keep these small blood-sucking creatures out of your home and from your property.