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Brilio.net - Flies are one of the most common insects that disturb the dining table, especially when there is food served. Their presence is not only annoying, but also carries serious health risks.
Flies are known to carry various types of diseases because of their habit of perching in dirty places, before finally landing on food. This makes flies a real threat to cleanliness and health in the home.
When there is food on the dining table, flies can come quickly in large numbers. They are attracted by the aroma of sweet food and drinks, as well as leftover food.
In addition to being annoying, flies can also leave droppings on food, which can be a source of contamination of bacteria and dangerous pathogens. Not infrequently, the presence of flies makes the occupants of the house uncomfortable and lose their appetite.
Dealing with fly problems requires effective preventive measures. In addition to keeping the dining table clean and food tightly covered, you can also repel flies with a simple trick done by Threads user @andy_mardi. Through one of his uploads, the netizen admitted to relying on several kitchen ingredients to repel flies naturally without insect repellent spray.
As reported by BrilioFood from Threads @andy_mardi on Tuesday (11/26), the kitchen ingredients in question are salt, vinegar, and papaya leaves. Yup! These three ingredients have special content that can make flies avoid them. Therefore, the dining table becomes more hygienic because it can be free from flies.
photo: Threads/@andy_mardi
How to use it is quite easy. Just prepare a glass and fill it with water until it is half full. Then add 2 tablespoons of salt and 2 tablespoons of vinegar. After that, stir all these ingredients until they are completely dissolved.
photo: Threads/@andy_mardi
Once done, take a papaya leaf. Then place it in a glass filled with salt water and vinegar. Make sure the bottom is completely submerged. After that, place this glass on a table that is often visited by flies.
" Then the flies that disturb your meal will run away ," said Threads @andy_mardi.
photo: Threads/@andy_mardi
Basically, salt, vinegar, and papaya leaves are natural ingredients that are known to be effective in repelling flies from the dining table. Salt has hygroscopic properties, which means it can absorb moisture. Flies tend to be attracted to humid environments, so it can make the area less attractive to flies.
On the other hand, vinegar has a strong and sharp aroma that flies do not like. The sour smell produced by vinegar can repel flies and make them reluctant to approach areas where the aroma is smelled.
Meanwhile, papaya leaves contain natural substances that can repel insects, including flies. Compounds such as papain and alkaloids in papaya leaves have an aroma and taste that flies don't like.
This video about a powerful trick to repel flies immediately caught the attention of netizens. There were even more than 1,400 Threads users who liked the video. It is no wonder that many netizens also gave direct responses through the comments column.
" Thanks for the info ," said Threads @pandegayudha.
" Oh, I added salt and vinegar, usually I just use water. It helps, but not for long ," replied Threads @allekalla.
" Warteg owners should see this... I'll go to the warteg at noon and ask you to watch it ," wrote the Threads account @arief_ss27.
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