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

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   “The idea is that certain plants contain essential oils that keep mosquitoes away. But studies have shown the plants may not produce enough oil to repel insects.”

3. Mosquito repellents for the Texas summer that tested ... - AOL

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   Testers found the candles to be inadequate at keeping away the pests and favored an oscillating pedestal fan instead. ... Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus is also used to repel mosquitoes for up to six hours.

4. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   Eucalyptus: repels aphids, the cabbage looper, and the Colorado potato beetle [3] Fennel: repels aphids, slugs, and snails [3] Lantana ukambensis: repels mosquitoes [1] Four o'clocks: attract and poison the Japanese beetle [2] French marigold: repels whiteflies, kills nematodes [2] Garlic: repels root maggots, [2] cabbage looper, Mexican bean ...

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

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6. 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 ...

7. These Insanely Helpful Garden Plants Keep the Mosquitoes Away

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   This fragrant herb may help keep mosquitoes away. One study compared rosemary essential oil to 11 other essential oils and found that it repelled mosquitoes the longest. Worth noting: This was a ...