AS the weather is warming up and Brits are enjoying glorious sunshine, there’s another, less welcome, guest – pesky flies and wasps.
Luckily, one savvy woman has come to rescue with the perfect old-wives solution – and not only is it natural, it also costs just 5p.
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TikToker Nichol explained that to keep annoying insects out of your home for good this summer you may wish to check your kitchen first.
Here, you will find an onion – which according to the woman, can be used to deter the unwanted visitors and keep your home pest-free.
If you’ve run out of onions, you can find them for as little as 10p at most supermarkets, such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
For the summer hack, you will only need to use half an onion, so the trick works out to be even cheaper – a mere 5p per use.
Demonstrating the simple yet effective trick on her page, Nichol instructed: ”Get the onion – and go over your windows, guys.
”Rub the onion, guys, keep them wasps, mosquitos and flies away.”
She went on the informative video: ”Let the smell of that onion steep into your door and your windows.
”Keep the smell there, keep rubbing, guys.”
If you’re worried about the reek ruining your home – and day- fear not, as the cleaning fan claimed the pungent aroma ”disappears after a really short time”.
For bets results, Nichol told fellow TikTokers she follows the ”fantastic” onion method every three to four days.
‘What a lifesaver’
Since being shared online, where Nichol boasts close to 13,000 followers, the clip has racked up more than 263k views, 8,700 likes and 183 comments in less than 24 hours.
One woman had seen the video just in time, writing: ”What a life saver, these flies are driving me insane already!’
Another chimed in: ”Ooooh I live in Dubai and the mosquitos that fly in my door are next level!
Why do flies come out in summer?
Flies are present all year round, but all of a sudden when summer comes, they are just EVERYWHERE!
The main contributing factors are the breeding cycle of flies and the soaring temperatures.
Insects are cold blooded and in summer, when their body temperature rises from the external heat, they become more active.
The hotter weather also let’s them seek out cool moist spots, like inside your home, to escape from the sweltering heat and to lay their eggs.
House Fly eggs take around 20 hours to hatch, but when the temperature rises above 37 degrees, can hatch within 8 hours!
In extreme hot weather the eggs can mature from larvae to adult fly in as little as four days.
The average lifespan of a housefly is 21 days, so each female can lay up to 900 eggs during the summer months!
”Definitely trying this just hope it doesn’t stink with the heat.”
”I’m so trying this, I’m allergic to bees and wasps,” someone else commented.
However, not everyone will be racing to put the purse-friendly hack to test themselves, as many feared streaks and a nasty stench.
”Nope. after cleaning my windows I think not. my door screen protectors will do and windows shut,” a viewer said.
”What about the smell when people walk towards your doors,” a critic wasn’t entirely convinced.
