Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

When enjoying the outdoors, nothing kills the mood more than when you have to continually swat the mosquitoes, bees and other insects away. If you are afraid of these creepy crawlers, it can be tempting to kill them or pollute your skin and air with toxic chemicals to repel them. But just like you, these insects have a purpose to fulfill. Bees pollinate and mosquitoes and spiders balance the ecosystem by feeding off of other living things. So the next time you have an encounter with one of these bugs, consider fending them off in a more eco-friendly and compassionate way.

To avoid getting those itchy mosquito bites, try adding some bladderworts to your water garden. Bladderworts are carnivorous plants that float on top of the water and trap small insects like mosquitoes in their bladder. They have either a yellow or purple flower, and if you can’t find them at a nursery they can be ordered online. By putting a few of these plants in your water garden, you will see a decrease in the amount of mosquitoes around your home.