How to Use a Frog Repellent

The nature of repellents of all types are meant to prevent certain pests such as bugs, rodents and other creatures from penetrating into and inhabiting areas most frequented by humans. Often times these pests, even if they are not deadly, can cause harm to building structures, plant life and other parts of the surrounding environment. Often times a repellent will deter pests from nesting or collecting in large numbers in a certain area, however there are many types for all different species and certain repellents may not be effective on different strains of the same pest.

A frog repellent is meant to reduce the numbers of frogs that can approach plague-like numbers in areas that have a lot of trees, attract many bugs, which frog love to eat, or are surrounded by water. While frogs in and of themselves may be relatively harmless, they often will leave feces and a sticky residue wherever they go, such as on counter tops, window shutters, walls and flooring.

There are several home remedies that may repel frogs, rather than resorting to commercial chemical repellant methods. One way is to keep the area where you want the frogs to stay away from, covered with a light dusting of salt or a washing of salt water. The salt can bother frogs' feet and eventually they will learn to avoid that area. Another way is to splash warm water on the frogs. Frogs are cold blooded and like areas that are cool and dark. Splashing warm water on frogs as a frog repellent will shock their system and will prevent them from returning.

Be careful not to use water that is too hot or else the frogs will die and you'll have to clean them up. Bleach can also be used as a frog repellent; however this heavy chemical will almost always kill the frogs rather than simply discourage them to stay away from a certain area.

Finally, one other home remedy that can be used as a frog repellent and has had some success in the past is a solution of concentrated caffeine or concentrated lime juice, however although these solutions will work well as a frog repellent, it will also kill frogs, especially if sprayed directly onto their bodies. It may be more productive to spray the areas you want frogs to stay away from with the solutions rather than spraying it directly onto the frogs themselves.