Sprays or powders available in the market provide relief for some time, but the same problem returns again. In such situations, people often look for home and natural remedies. Meanwhile, a gardening expert on YouTube channel ‘Hara Bhara Jeevan’ has given a recipe which guarantees to eliminate bed bugs in two days. They say that if you just place the leaves of a plant in the right place, the bedbugs will automatically run away or die. This plant is – peacock feather. According to gardening experts, the strong smell and natural oils present in its leaves affect the nervous system of bedbugs, due to which they are unable to stay at that place for long. Let us know how and in how many days bedbugs can disappear from peacock feathers.
Where do bed bugs come from?
Bed bugs are very clever insects, they survive by drinking the blood of humans and animals. Usually they remain hidden in small cracks of mattresses, bed frames, sofas or furniture. When you stay in a hotel, train or any hostel, they come home hiding in your clothes, bag or shoes. Buying old mattresses or second hand furniture is also a major reason for its spread. Once they enter the house, removing them becomes a headache.
Gardening Expert’s Recipe – Peacock Leaves
Morpankhi is a common ornamental plant which is easily found in homes and parks. Its leaves have a very strong, pungent smell. This is its biggest specialty. Bed bugs and many other insects cannot tolerate such smells. When these leaves are placed in places where bed bugs hide, they get disturbed by the smell and run away or die from suffocation.
method of use
1. Pluck fresh leaves and small branches from the Morpankhi plant.
2. Place them in places where bedbugs tend to hide – such as under the mattress, in the corners of the bed frame, behind the sofa or in the cracks of furniture.
3. The fresher the leaves, the stronger the effect.
4. Every three to five days, replace the dried leaves with new leaves so that the smell remains.
According to gardening experts, this remedy starts showing effect within two days of starting it. This means that the bed bugs that come in direct contact with the smell disappear or die within 48 hours.
Does the effect really happen in two days?
The truth is that natural remedies take some time. In two days, only those bedbugs that are in direct contact with the leaves will be eliminated, but if there are many bedbugs or their eggs present in the house, then it is necessary to continue these measures for a few weeks. The scent takes effect slowly, but it is a safe and chemical-free method that does not cause any harm to children and pets.
Help from other plants too
If you do not have a Morpankhi plant, then Neem leaves or mint leaves are also good alternatives. The oil and smell present in both of these are considered effective in driving away bedbugs. If you want, you can also mix a few drops of neem or mint oil in water and spray it on the bed or furniture.
If you want to get rid of it forever…
Bed bug eggs are very strong. It is difficult to eliminate them just by smell. Therefore, along with the leaves, keep these things in mind:
1. Wash bedsheets, pillows and curtains in hot water every week.
2. Keep furniture and mattresses in sunlight.
3. Clean the walls of the room and the joints of the bed from time to time.
4. Do not bring old furniture into the house without checking it.
If all these steps are taken together, the chances of bed bugs coming back are almost eliminated.