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2. These 16 Outdoor Plants Will Keep Unwanted Bugs From ... - AOL

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   Not only will plants like marigolds and basil make your garden even more beautiful, but they will also repel unwanted mosquitos, ants, and other bugs. These 16 Outdoor Plants Will Keep Unwanted ...

3. This Gardening Technique Keeps Pests Away Naturally - AOL

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   “Basil repels certain insects that eat the tomato plants and improves the tomatoes’ flavor too,” Rekola says. There are plenty of other herbs and flowers known for repelling pests, including ...

4. 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]

5. 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]

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

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   Aside from the gratification of concocting DIY bug repellent, there's the benefit of its chemical-free composition. Ingredients needed for a bug-repellent lotion bar include coconut oil; shea ...

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 Grow Basil So You'll Have It All Summer Long - AOL

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   To grow basil from seeds, plant them 1/8-inch deep and keep moist. Or you can sow seeds directly into the garden or outdoor pots. Thin seedlings to about ten inches apart once they're a few inches ...

9. Ocimum americanum - Wikipedia

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   Ocimum americanum, known as American basil, lime basil, [2] or hoary basil, [3] is a species of annual herb in the family Lamiaceae. Despite the misleading name, it is native to Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. The species is naturalized in Queensland, Christmas Island, and parts of tropical America.