When your plants get bugs, there's no need to spray pesticides. A few little things from home will wipe them all out with one spray.

As temperatures rise, bugs begin to multiply and increase. If you keep potted flowers and plants at home, the soil easily breeds small flying insects, and pests like aphids suck the sap from leaves and branches, affecting plant growth.But if you don't want to spray pesticides, how do you get rid of these bugs? Here's how:

1. If they're aphids, dilute a little potassium permanganate in a small bottle, dip a writing brush in it, and brush the undersides of the leaves. The effect is very good.

2. If your flowers and plants have whiteflies and bacteria, dilute a small spoonful of laundry detergent in 3 liters of water.

Spray the leaves once every two days, and they'll be wiped out.

3. Take one cup of flour and half a cup of milk, then add water to dilute, and mix thoroughly and evenly. Filter once through a cloth strip, dilute with water, and spray on the leaves to kill spider mites and eggs.

4. When it rains, snails in the flowerpot will sneak a bite of the tender leaves. Pour a small bowl of beer into the saucer under the flowerpot, and the snails will drown as they pass through.

5. Spray a mixture of garlic and pepper in the flowerpot to prevent mice from invading.

6. If there are ants in the flowerpot, soak cigarette butts in water for two days, then pour the cigarette-butt water into the flowerpot, and the ants will be wiped out.

7. If there are small flying insects in the flowerpot soil, you can fumigate with household mosquito-repellent incense.

You can also spread a layer of fine sand on the surface of the flowerpot, and the bugs will be greatly reduced.

8. If they're potted plants grown on the balcony, don't plant too many or place them so densely that there's no ventilation. Prune overly dense branches promptly, and often open the windows to keep them ventilated.

Keep the flowerpot soil clean, with no debris, twigs or leaves. Don't use organic fertilizer that hasn't been fully composted, and don't pour milk water or rice-washing water directly onto the flowers and plants.

This way the bugs have nowhere to escape. The potted plants grow vigorously and look clean and fresh.