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2. Insecticidal soap - Wikipedia

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   Insecticidal soap is used to control many plant insect pests. Soap has been used for more than 200 years as an insect control. [1] Because insecticidal soap works on direct contact with pests via the disruption of cell membranes when the insect is penetrated with fatty acids, the insect's cells leak their contents causing the insect to dehydrate and die. [2]

3. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Insect repellent made with natural, plant-based active ingredients is less effective than conventional repellents Celery extract (Apium graveolens) (mosquitos) In clinical testing an extract of celery was demonstrated to be at least equally effective to 25% DEET, [53] although the commercial availability of such an extract is not known.

4. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary: repels cabbage looper, carrot fly, cockroaches and mosquitoes, [12] slugs, snails, as well as the Mexican bean beetle [3] Russian sage: repels wasps Rue: repels cucumber and flea beetles Sarracenia pitcher plants

5. Chlorogalum pomeridianum - Wikipedia

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   Like all the soap plants, Chlorogalum pomeridianum is a perennial that grows from a bulb, which is brown, between 7 and 15 cm in diameter, slightly elongated, and covered in thick, coarse fibers. The leaves grow from the base of the plant, and can be from 20 to 70 cm long and 6 to 25 mm wide. [ 1 ]

6. Chlorogalum - Wikipedia

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   The common names soap plant, soaproot and amole refer to the genus Chlorogalum. They are native to western North America , with some species in Oregon but they are mostly found in California . Common names of the genus and several species derive from their use as soap .

7. Integrated pest management - Wikipedia

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   Plant quarantine and 'cultural techniques' such as crop sanitation are next, e.g., removal of diseased plants, and cleaning pruning shears to prevent spread of infections. Beneficial fungi and bacteria are added to the potting media of horticultural crops vulnerable to root diseases, greatly reducing the need for fungicides. [citation needed]