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2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]

3. Cymbopogon martinii - Wikipedia

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   Palmarosa oil may be an effective insect repellent when applied to stored grain and beans, [5] an antihelmintic against nematodes, [6] and an antifungal and mosquito repellent. [7] Palmarosa oil, which has a scent similar to that of roses, is added to soaps and cosmetics. [7] It is widely used for rose-smelling perfumes and cosmetics. [8]

4. Animal repellent - Wikipedia

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   An animal repellent consists of any object or method made with the intention of keeping animals away from personal items as well as food, plants or yourself. Plants and other living organisms naturally possess a special ability to emit chemicals known as semiochemicals as a way to defend themselves from predators.

5. Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium - Wikipedia

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   Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Gnaphalium obtusifolium.It was transferred to Pseudognaphalium in 1981. [1]Populations found in the state of Wisconsin growing on ledges and in cracks in shaded limestone cliff-faces, usually those facing south or east, have been described as Pseudognaphalium saxicola, common name cliff cudweed or rabbit-tobacco.

6. Pyrethrum - Wikipedia

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   Rat and rabbit LD 50 levels for pyrethrum are high, with doses in some cases of about 1% of the animal's body weight required to cause significant mortality. This is similar to fatal levels in synthetic pyrethroids. [ 5 ]

7. d-CON - Wikipedia

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   d-CON is an America brand of rodent control products, which is distributed and owned in the United States by the UK-based consumer goods company Reckitt. The brand includes traps and baits for use around the home for trapping and killing some rats and mice. As of 2015, bait products use first-generation vitamin K anticoagulants as poison.