Get pure peppermint oil, not the fake stuff. Mix 10 drops with water in a spray bottle. A splash of rubbing alcohol helps it mix. Shake like a bartender. Spray along baseboards, windowsills, and door frames.
Don’t drench your couch. Please. A fine mist is enough. Bugs will smell it from a mile away. You’ll smell like a Christmas mint, but only for ten minutes. Then you’ll just smell normal—but bugs will smell terror.
Cotton balls soaked in oil work too. Tuck them in corners, behind appliances, or near cracks. Replace every week. It’s like setting up stinky roadblocks. Bugs hit the scent wall and turn around.
What Bugs Don’t Care? (Spoiler: They’re Weird)
Flies think peppermint is a party scent. Some are attracted to it. Same with certain beetles. So don’t expect a universal cure. But for ants, spiders, roaches, and mosquitoes? You’re their worst nightmare. And it’s a deliciously minty nightmare.
