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

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   He's currently working to determine which plant-based products repel mosquitoes the best. Mosquito coils and smoldering devices also work, but Webb said they should be paired with other methods, too.

3. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repel leafhoppers, the corn earworm, and the Small White [3] Hyssop: repels the cabbage looper and the Small White [3] Larkspurs: repel aphids [3] Lavender: repels moths, scorpions, water scorpions, fleas, and flies, including mosquitoes [4] Leek: repels carrot fly [3] Lemongrass: repels mosquitoes [9] Lemon balm: repels mosquitoes [4] Lemon ...

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

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   The trees also bear large ovate leaves which can be crushed and wiped on your skin as a useful insect repellent. ... effect in humans and the plant can repel mosquitoes and other flying insects ...

5. These Insanely Helpful Garden Plants Keep The Mosquitoes Away

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   Mosquito repellent plants can help clear your outdoor space of the insects. Try these in your garden for mosquito control. These Insanely Helpful Garden Plants Keep The Mosquitoes Away

6. Mosquito control - Wikipedia

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   Mosquito control is a vital public-health practice throughout the world and especially in the tropics because mosquitoes spread many diseases, such as malaria and the Zika virus. Mosquito-control operations are targeted to multiple problems: Nuisance mosquitoes bother people around homes or in parks and recreational areas;

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. Insecticide - Wikipedia

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   Most of its uses are to combat insects where the adult is the pest, including mosquitoes, several fly species, and fleas. Two very similar products, hydroprene and kinoprene, are used for controlling species such as cockroaches and white flies .

9. These Insanely Helpful Garden Plants Keep the Mosquitoes Away

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   Mosquito repellent plants can help clear your outdoor space of the insects. ... One field study found that the plant offered up to 53% protection against mosquitoes going into a house. It also ...