How to Use Onion to Get Rid of Pests: Mice, Flies, Lice, Cockroaches, Lizards, Mosquitoes, and Kitchen Pests

🪳 4️⃣ Keep Cockroaches Out of Your Kitchen

Cockroaches detest the strong smell of onions and will avoid areas where they are placed!

🔹 Method: Cut an onion and mix it with baking soda. Place the mixture under appliances, inside cabinets, and in corners.
🔹 Alternative: Make a cockroach spray by blending onion juice with water and spraying it in infested areas.

🦎 5️⃣ Lizards Will Disappear from Your Home

Lizards are extremely sensitive to the smell of onions and will avoid places where they are present.

🔹 Method: Place onion slices near doorways, windows, and other entry points.
🔹 Alternative: Rub onion juice on walls or surfaces where lizards frequently appear.

🦟 6️⃣ Mosquitoes Hate Onion’s Natural Repellent Power

Mosquitoes are highly repelled by the natural compounds in onions.

🔹 Method: Rub onion slices directly on exposed skin to keep mosquitoes away!
🔹 Alternative: Place onion slices in a bowl of water and leave it in rooms where mosquitoes are a problem.

🐜 7️⃣ Keep Ants, Weevils & Kitchen Pests Away

Onions act as a natural barrier against common kitchen pests like ants, beetles, and pantry weevils.

🔹 Method: Place onion skins in cabinets, pantries, and near food storage areas.
🔹 Alternative: Make an onion & vinegar spray and spray on kitchen surfaces.

🧴 DIY Onion-Based Pest Control Recipes

1️⃣ Onion & Vinegar Spray for All-Purpose Pest Repellent

Ingredients:
✔ 1 large onion
✔ 1 cup vinegar
✔ 1 cup water
✔ Spray bottle

Instructions:
1️⃣ Blend the onion with vinegar and water.
2️⃣ Strain and pour into a spray bottle.
3️⃣ Spray around entry points, near trash bins, and on surfaces where pests are present.

2️⃣ Onion & Salt Paste for Mice & Cockroaches

Ingredients:
✔ 1 onion (crushed)
✔ 1 tbsp salt