My table centerpiece will repel flies and bugs at your next BBQ – it uses just two ingredients and smells amazing
IF your summer barbeques have been hindered by pesky flies, there is a simple trick you can use.
A content creator revealed the centerpiece she uses to keep her garden parties bug-free.
In her video, TikTok user Chantel Mila (@mama_mila_) showed her followers how to make a fresh-smelling pest-repellant.
“Save this easy centerpiece to naturally repel flies and bugs at your next barbeque,” the TikToker said in the clip’s caption.
For her first step, the content creator filled a large mason jar with water.
Chantel then added her two secret ingredients for repelling insects.
“[Add] one sliced lemon, lime, or orange,” recommended the TikTok user.
The cleaning fanatic explained: “Bugs hate citrus.”
Next, Chantel added “two or three sprigs of rosemary” to her centerpiece.
She told viewers that the smell of the herb “repels flies and mosquitos.”
For her final step, Chantel added a finishing touch to her table centerpiece.
“Top with floating candles,” the TikToker recommended as she showed viewers the finished item.
One TikTok user pointed out an additional benefit to the pest control hack.
“It’s so pretty too,” wrote the impressed follower.
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