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2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repels carrot fly [3] Lime basil: repels mosquitoes [1] Mexican marigold: repels insects and rabbits [2] Myrrh: repels insects [5] Narcissus: repel moles [3] Nasturtiums: repel squash bugs, [2] aphids (though there is conflicting information with some sources stating it attracts aphids), [10] many beetles, and the cabbage looper [3] Onion

3. 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 ...

4. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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   Sunflower, basil: Monarch butterfly: Aphids: Plants that attracts aphids and spider mites: Attracts the monarch butterfly during spring and summer. Basil repels pests that attracts by the swan plant like aphids. Sweet pea: Lathyrus odoratus: Sweet alyssum, lobelia, roses, lavender, catmint [95] Brassica, spinach, silverbeet and salads: Bees ...

5. Dogbane - Wikipedia

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   Dogbane, dog-bane, dog's bane, [citation needed] and other variations, some of them regional and some transient, are names for certain plants that are reputed to kill or repel dogs; "bane" originally meant "slayer", and was later applied to plants to indicate that they were poisonous to particular creatures.

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

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   To keep pesky biting insects out of your yard this summer, fill it with these plants and herbs that will naturally repel mosquitoes. These Plants and Herbs Will Actually Repel Mosquitoes Skip to ...

7. 7 Indoor and Outdoor Plants That Repel Bugs - AOL

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8. Chemical defense - Wikipedia

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   In nature, pests are a severe problem to plant communities as well, leading to the co-evolution of plant chemical defenses and herbivore metabolic strategies to detoxify their plant food. [25] [14] A variety of invertebrates consume plants, but insects have received a majority of the attention. Insects are pervasive agricultural pests and ...

9. Eight ways to repel insects without bug spray - AOL

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   A tea from the leaves can have a calming effect in humans and the plant can repel mosquitoes and other flying insects. The easiest way to use the plant is to crush the fresh leaves and stems onto ...