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2. 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!

3. These Insanely Helpful Garden Plants Keep the Mosquitoes Away

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   “The idea that planting certain plants around your home will successfully repel mosquitoes is only supported by anecdotal evidence and not empirical evidence,” says Eva Buckner, Ph.D ...

4. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers, [2] and squash bugs [3] Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary: repels cabbage looper, carrot fly, cockroaches and mosquitoes, [11] slugs, snails, as well as the Mexican bean beetle [3] Russian sage: repels wasps Rue

5. Do Mosquito-Repelling Plants Really Work? Here's What You ...

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   But studies have shown the plants may not produce enough oil to repel insects.” In fact, in one study, the mosquitoes landed more frequently on people surrounded by the plants than those not ...

6. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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   A variety of predatory insects: The flowers of the parsnip plant left to seed will attract a variety of predatory insects to the garden, they are particularly helpful when left under fruit trees, the predators attacking codling moth and light brown apple moth. Peas: Pisum sativum: Turnip, [44] cauliflower, [44] garlic, [44]

7. Pelargonium 'citrosum' - Wikipedia

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   Not only was the plant ineffective at protecting humans against Aedes mosquito bites, the mosquitoes were seen landing and resting on the citrosa plant on a regular basis." [ 1 ] It is claimed that P. 'citrosum' may be a genetic bonding of the African geranium with genes from Cymbopogon grass, but that claim has also been proven false. [ 4 ]