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2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repels root maggots, [2] cabbage looper, Mexican bean beetle, and peach tree borer. Geranium: repel leafhoppers, the corn earworm, and the Small White [3] Hyssop: repels the cabbage looper and the Small White [3] Larkspurs: repel aphids [3] Lavender: repels moths, scorpions, water scorpions, fleas, and flies, including mosquitoes [4] Leek ...

3. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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   Aromatic companion plants repel carrot fly. Alliums inter-planted with carrots confuse onion and carrot flies. Alliums inter-planted with carrots confuse onion and carrot flies. For the beneficial insect-attracting properties of carrots to work, they need to be allowed to flower; Otherwise, use wild carrot, Queen Anne's Lace, for the same effect.

4. Tansy - Wikipedia

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   In England tansy is placed on window sills to repel flies; sprigs are placed in bed linen to drive away pests, and it has been used as an ant repellent. [19] In the 1940s, distilled tansy oil mixed with fleabane, pennyroyal and diluted alcohol was a well-known mosquito repellent; collectors were paid five cents a pound for tansy in full bloom.

5. These Plants and Herbs Will Actually Repel Mosquitoes - AOL

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   Lavender. While many of us love the smooth and clean scent of lavender, mosquitoes just don't feel the same. Actually, the linalool odor is detestable to mosquitos, moths, flies, fleas, and other ...

6. This Gardening Technique Keeps Pests Away Naturally - AOL

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   “Basil repels certain insects that eat the tomato plants and improves the tomatoes’ flavor too,” Rekola says. There are plenty of other herbs and flowers known for repelling pests, including ...

7. These Insanely Helpful Garden Plants Keep the ... - AOL

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   Mosquito repellent plants can help clear your outdoor space of the insects. Try these in your garden for mosquito control. These Insanely Helpful Garden Plants Keep the Mosquitoes Away