Daily foods that keep mosquitoes away

Mosquitoes are also the cause of dangerous diseases such as dengue fever, Zika, encephalitis... Avoiding mosquito bites is an effective way to prevent disease.

In addition to methods such as applying mosquito repellent, sleeping under mosquito nets, wearing long-sleeved clothes... to avoid mosquito bites, you can also apply some simple, easy-to-do tips that can keep mosquitoes away.

Dengue fever can be prevented by avoiding mosquito bites, with these easy tips.

Choosing foods to avoid mosquitoes

According to research by scientists, when we eat foods rich in vitamin B1 such as green beans, nuts and potatoes... it will make the blood taste unpleasant to mosquitoes, keeping them away.

In addition, you should also avoid eating foods high in salt, because high salt concentrations in the body will increase lactic acid, a substance that can attract mosquitoes and insects.

Useful foods to repel mosquitoes: Potatoes, onions, garlic, chili peppers, citrus peels, leafy green vegetables, apple cider vinegar, lemongrass, flour, beans, lentils, tomatoes.

Eating onions and garlic helps you release the compound allicin, which repels mosquitoes. You can chew them raw or add them to your dishes.

Use essential oils

Some essential oils are the nemesis of mosquitoes such as: lemongrass essential oil, cajeput essential oil, peppermint essential oil, eucalyptus essential oil... With a pleasant aroma, these essential oils can be used to spray or put in a lamp to spread the scent around. This method not only repels mosquitoes but also makes the house fragrant, pleasant and has the effect of killing bacteria in the air.

You can also add a few drops of less spicy essential oils such as eucalyptus oil or cajeput oil to your bath water. The scent of these essential oils will remain on your body, helping to prevent mosquito bites.

Don't let your body sweat too much.

The smell of sweat is a factor that easily attracts mosquitoes to come and bite people. Therefore, it is necessary to control the body from sweating too much, limit eating foods that cause heat in the body and increase sweating to avoid mosquito bites.

Plant mosquito repellent plants

Some plants have scents that mosquitoes always stay away from, such as lemongrass, lavender, basil, mint, wormwood and marigolds... When planted in the home garden, these plants are also very effective in repelling mosquitoes.

In addition to the above methods, there are some tubers and fruits that when applied to the skin can also prevent mosquitoes such as: lemon juice, aloe vera juice, garlic juice...

The 'best' blood type for mosquitoes

(Baonghean.vn) - Scientists talk about the taste preferences of mosquitoes. They point out blood types that are more likely to attract mosquitoes. That explains why some people are more likely to be "attacked" by mosquitoes than others.