Troubled by insects hovering over lights in the evening? Adopt these easy home remedies
Samira Vishwas October 26, 2025 02:25 PM

Remedies to Get Rid of Insects: As soon as the time of mild cold or change of weather comes, small flying insects (insects like mosquitoes, moths or small flies) start hovering around the lights. These days, this problem is being seen in almost every house. Many times the fear of insects increases so much that it becomes difficult to sit. But today we are telling you a desi jugaad (home remedy) by which you can get rid of them to a great extent.

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Remedies to Get Rid of Insects

Desi Jugaad: Oil and soapy water (Remedies to Get Rid of Insects)

Material:

  • a pot or plate
  • some water
  • A few drops of mustard oil or refined oil
  • a few drops liquid soap or detergent

Method: Fill water in a plate or vessel. Add oil and soap in it and mix well. Now keep this plate under or near the light (where insects hover). Insects are attracted towards the light and fall into the plate. The layer of soap and oil does not allow them to come out of the water, due to which they get stuck there.

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Other home remedies (Remedies to Get Rid of Insects)

1. Neem Smoke: Burn dry neem leaves and smoke them, insects run away.

2. Burning camphor: Burning camphor in the room at night also keeps insects away.

3. Clove and Lemon Remedy: Cut the lemon in half, bury the cloves in it and keep it in the room.

4. Use of yellow or blue light: Bulbs with yellow or blue light attract less insects instead of white bulbs.

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