Summer season not only brings heat but also poisonous insects like snakes and scorpions. All these creatures enter houses in search of coolness and moisture or stay hidden in the cracks of the walls.
Sometimes if they suddenly get attacked, they attack to protect themselves. Be it a snake or a scorpion, the poison of both is very dangerous and can cause death to a person. It is especially difficult to remove the sting of a scorpion and its poison also spreads quickly in the body. If there is a terror of small and big scorpions in your house too, then you can adopt some effective but home remedies to drive them away. By following these measures the scorpions will leave the house and run away on their own.
Recognize the scorpion’s hideouts?
You should first know where scorpions can hide. This will make it easier for you to adopt home methods. Scorpions often like to sit in dark, moist and quiet places, where it is also cool. They will often be found sitting among the walls of old houses, piles of bricks and grass. Apart from this, in permanent houses, these boxes can also be found under the cupboard, on cold surfaces like vegetable trays, near the fridge.
- Neem and camphor spray
Boil neem leaves in water and add camphor tablets in this water. After boiling, strain this water, fill it in a bottle and spray it on the areas with scorpions. By doing this, scorpions will not sit at these places and will not come again due to the smell.
- Peppermint Spray
You can also spray peppermint to drive away scorpions. You can buy these from the market or boil mint leaves in water and sprinkle them like a spray. Scorpions also do not like the smell of peppermint.
- close entry
Close the entry points of the house from where scorpions can enter. If there is more space under the door, a sack or door stop can be installed there. Nowadays, stoppers are available in the market, they are fixed on the doors and insects do not come inside.
- Take care of cleanliness
The best way to prevent scorpions or any other insects from coming inside the house is cleanliness. Do not keep anything piled up or dirty for a long time. Do not store water anywhere and if there are big drums, boxes, cupboards in the house, then check them from time to time.
What to do if you are bitten by a scorpion?
If it ever happens that a scorpion enters the house and bites you, then immediately wash the area with water and apply Dettol with cotton. After this, tie a string or cloth tightly at that place. For example, if there is a cut on the leg, tie it downwards. By doing this the poison will not spread quickly in the body and you can reach the doctor in that time. Do not go to any Baba or Tantrik for treatment of scorpion sting, consult a doctor only.