Home-based Remedies for Lawn Bugs

It starts with identifying which bugs are hurting your lawn. Once you have identified which bug you have on your lawn, you can opt for a treatment plan and fix this issue. These bugs can damage your lawn, so implementing prevention programs can help.

1. Banana 

If you find bugs like aphids invading your garden, don’t worry, as you have some home-based remedies to apply. All you need to do is to add some banana peels beneath the lawn soil’s surface that can act as a deterrent for the lawn bugs. Also, bananas are rich in nutrients and can help add some nutrient value to the grass. 

Bananas are rich in potassium and thus act as a natural fertilizer for your lawn. It helps the grass grow strong roots and allows for an effective distribution of nutrients and water. Considering the compelling benefits of the fruit, you need to chop the peels and put them directly in the lawn’s soil. Adding vinegar with bananas can help create an insect trap that targets the bugs damaging your lawn.

2. Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is also one of the best repellents for lawn bugs. Also, it is effective for many other insects, including fruit flies and mosquitoes. It is primarily a fermented apple juice and has a long history of being used for similar things. It works as a natural repellent for many lawn bugs. 

If you use it correctly, vinegar can offer a new life to your garden’s grass, plants, and flowers. It has the potential to eliminate garden pests. It is one of the main ingredients to make a pest control spray and thus acts as an essential repellent against lawn bugs.

The acidic nature of vinegar helps in killing several pests. It is a contact-type insecticide that effectively controls bugs if it is sprayed on them. Adding one ounce of apple cider vinegar with 3 ounces of water and mixing properly can help get away from the bugs on your lawn.

3. Essential oils

If you are counting on organic options to repel lawn bugs, essential oils can be the best option to try in your yard. These are free from any harmful content and thus have no health risks. Some oils include Peppermint Essential Oil, Lemongrass Essential Oil, Cedarwood Essential Oil and Lavender Essential Oil. 

All these essential oils smell good, but most bugs and insects dislike them on any lawn. You must prepare a good blend of water with these essential oils and then spread them over your grounds around plants and grasses. 

They prove effective against lawn bugs apart from other pests. These essential oils are mostly an important and natural remedy against lawn bugs. You can quickly try them in your yard, making the required blend of water and essential oils yourself. The ideal ratio is one ounce of soil and three punches of water.

4. Basil

Basil is an excellent repellent against several bugs and insects found in yards and lawns. If you burn the lime basil, it keeps all the bugs and insects at bay. Basil is a herb that can keep away bugs with its fumes. In addition, burning the basil herb will add freshness to your yard. 

If you choose lime basil, they are considered effective against bugs. Therefore, all you need to do is burn the lime basil leaves. The smoke from leaves can drive all the bugs and insects away from the lawn. Thus it helps in securing both the grass in your lawns. However, it is good to dry the basil leaves before you burn them.

Also, ensure it fires well and produces good smoke; you need to find a dark and dry space and put the leaves on trays. However, if you do not have such space, use a paper bag. To collect the dry leaves and then burn them. 

The air in your yard will probably smell pungent for a while; however, it disappears when sunlight falls on your yard. Besides lime basil, you can also use sweet basil, which is effective against insects and flies. Put the basil plant beside the plants and over the grass on your lawn and see good results. 

5. Onion

The use of onion to drive the bugs away from your garden or home has remained for ages. You can easily find it in your kitchen. Onions prevent a wide range of lawn bugs. It also helps in keeping the bugs away from your kitchen garden. 

So, if you have a small kitchen garden adjoining your lawn, it can keep them at bay. The overwhelming smell of onions keeps the bugs like maggots away. If mites and aphids harm the lawn, they are unfortunate to hate onions.

You can mix it with water and pour it over the base of plants to keep the bugs away. For creating the mix, you need to chop the onion and put it around the plants and grasses on your lawn. If you strain the onions and put one cup around the vegetables, you can see the impact. Keep repeating for two weeks to get the best results on your lawn.

6. Cloves

Cloves are a natural option for keeping bugs and pests away from your garden and home. Bugs hate cloves, and therefore, cloves are essential in repelling bugs like mites and aphids. It also keeps the ladybugs from invading any area inside your home lawns or other areas. 

You must put some bags with cloves or sprinkle some clove oil over heavily infested areas. These methods will prevent the bugs from coming close to your lawn. In any yard, mites and aphids are homeowners’ biggest enemies. 

You must allow them to cool the grass and spray the same over any area that remains infected by the pests. The cloves-based sprays are also effective ways to control the bugs. You can also use clove oils against the lawn bugs in your yard to keep them away.

7. Cornmeal

Cornmeal is also one of the effective ways to prevent bugs from entering your home-based lawns or any other place. It is known to treat several fungal disease control attributes to stimulate the beneficial fungus known as Trichoderma. Using cornmeal, you can prevent the ants from entering your lawn or home. 

It is also known as a dirt doctor since it is a potent weed and feed fertilizer available in granular or powdered forms. However, for using it on your lawn, a handful of cornmeal in several liters of water can work well. Spray the mix over the plants in your yard to keep the bugs away.

8. White Vinegar

White vinegar is also effective in controlling lawn bugs. It can shield your lawn against all the bugs and pests trying to enter your yard. The long trail of ants marching to your lawn can be diverted away from your yard using white vinegar. It proves effective against these bugs on your lawn.

Deterring bugs in the lawn is easier than you think. You can use white vinegar differently; however, spraying the distilled white vinegar remains the most effective solution against the bugs. Also, you can use it against pests by mixing one part water with one part white vinegar in a bottle. 

You can also mix homemade soap with water and add one cup of vinegar to spray on your plants. Once you make the blend in a bottle, you can easily spray it over various plants, including shrubs and trees, to eliminate the pests. So, next time you see bugs harming your lawn, you have white vinegar as a practical solution.

9. Coffee Grounds

The use of coffee is not confined to sipping it in a cafe but extends to a lawn against bugs and other pests in a yard. Coffee grounds are highly potent, making them excellent pest-repellent. Their intensity rises when they are burned.

To use it effectively against bugs, insects and pests, you need to burn it in a bowl. This is one of the best ways to make it highly potent. Choose the vulnerable areas in your lawn which invite bugs the most. Then, place the bowl on a flat surface and see the difference. 

Using used and dry coffee grounds can give you the best result. However, once you fire the coffee grounds, they will produce smoke. You must burn them slowly to get the smoke for the best results. Besides preventing bugs from entering your lawn, it is effective against insects and mosquitoes.

10. Fresh Herbs

Another way to prevent bugs on a lawn is to plant a few fresh herbs. These include Ageratum, Basil, Bay leaves, Chives, Catnip, and Chervil. They tend to keep the bugs, insects and pests away from your home lawns. Mint, Marigold, Lemon balm and Pennyroyal are among the common fresh herbs used against lawn bugs.  

The potent smell keeps the bugs and insects away from the plants and grass on your lawn. You have different ways of using fresh herbs to keep your yard from bugs.

You can also use the above herbs by crushing and mixing them with water to spray the mix over the infested area. You can make a solution by adding two teaspoons of fresh mint with the finely chopped cloves, lavender or catnip added with one cup of distilled water or simple water. It will help if you boil them together. Allow it to cool, add vodka or alcohol, and then start spraying. It will work against the bugs.

In conclusion, the home-based remedies to prevent the bugs’ invasion on your lawn include using Banana, Apple Cider Vinegar, Essential oils, Basil, and Onion, among others. These are effective against bugs on your lawn.

Contact Eden if you need professional help to eliminate bugs from your lawn.