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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Maddie Balcombe

Keep flies out of your home with this natural and cheap trick – all you need is a lemon and cloves

Half a lemon with cloves in the flesh.

Ah, summer. Lighter days, warmer weather and… pesky flies. If you’ve been throwing open windows and doors in an attempt to soak up the sunshine over the last few weeks, then I’m sure the sound of flies buzzing around the home is beginning to get on your nerves. The worst part? Once they’re in, they seem impossible to get rid of.

There are plenty of tricks to try if you’re wondering how to stop flies from coming into your house. But, I’ve always struggled to find a method that actually keeps them at bay. That is, until I tried the new lemon and clove hack that is taking social media by storm.

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