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2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repels insects, [2] including ants, cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, carrot fly, codling moth, flea beetles, whiteflies, the Cabbage White, and the Small White, as well as mice [3] Basil: repels flies, including mosquitoes [2] [4] the carrot fly, asparagus beetles and whiteflies [3] Borage: repels tomato hornworm and cabbage worms [2] Castor ...

3. Citronella oil - Wikipedia

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   Video tracking of a stable fly, demonstrating repellency of citronella oil [10] Citronella oil is used especially as a mosquito repellent, [11] particularly for Aedes aegypti (dengue fever mosquito). [12] Research also indicates that citronella oil is an effective repellent for body lice, head lice, and stable flies.

4. 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 ...

5. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   Unlike other essential oils, lemon oil is usually cold pressed. Used in cosmetics. Lemongrass. Lemongrass is a highly fragrant grass from India. The oil is very useful for insect repellent. Lime; Litsea cubeba oil, lemon-like scent, often used in perfumes and aromatherapy. Linalool; Mandarin; Marjoram; Manuka oil; Melissa oil (Lemon balm ...

6. Anethole - Wikipedia

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   Anethole also is a promising insecticide. Several essential oils consisting mostly of anethole have insecticidal action against larvae of the mosquito Ochlerotatus caspius [19] and Aedes aegypti. [20] [21] In a similar manner, anethole itself is effective against the fungus gnat Lycoriella ingenua [22] and the mold mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae ...

7. The 10 carry-on essentials that make for a first-class ... - AOL

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   They use essential oils like sweet orange, bergamot, peppermint and eucalyptus to give you some on-the-go aromatherapy, too. They contain aloe, too, to keep your hands soft instead of dried out ...