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2. Can What You Eat Really Repel Mosquitoes? Let's Debunk ... - AOL

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   Consuming garlic and onion was once thought to potentially repel mosquitoes, but Potter said that has been found to not be true. Webb added that another myth debunked by scientists is that Vitamin ...

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

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   Their distinct scent repels mosquitoes and other garden pests, including aphids, squash bugs, and tomato worms. Actually, they contain a natural compound used in many insect repellents!

4. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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   Pine and oak trees create the acidic soil blueberries need. Strawberries and dewberries create healthy ground cover, clover fixes nitrogen for the blueberries' high needs, yarrow and bay laurel repel unhealthy insects. Each of the herbal companions listed also like the acidic soil the blueberry plant needs. Fruit trees: Various

5. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repels mosquitoes [4] Lettuce: 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 ...

6. 15 Ways to Repel Bugs Naturally (and Cheaply) - AOL

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7. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient ...

8. How To Get Rid of Stink Bugs in Your Home for Good - AOL

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   Spray garlic: Garlic acts as a natural repellent for stink bugs, and it's easy to make your own garlic spray at home. All you have to do is mix two cups of water with four teaspoons of garlic ...

9. Human interactions with insects - Wikipedia

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   The "Spanish fly", Lytta vesicatoria, has been considered to have medicinal, aphrodisiac, and other properties. Human interactions with insects include both a wide variety of uses, whether practical such as for food, textiles, and dyestuffs, or symbolic, as in art, music, and literature, and negative interactions including damage to crops and extensive efforts to control insect pests.