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2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repels aphids, Colorado potato beetle, and spider mites [3] Cosmos: repel the corn earworm: Crown imperial: repel rabbits, mice, moles, voles and ground squirrels [6] Dahlias: repel nematodes [2] Dill: repels aphids, squash bugs, spider mites, [2] the cabbage looper, and the Small White [3] Epazote: repels spider mites, [7] thrips, aphids, and ...

3. 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 ...

4. Citronella oil - Wikipedia

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   Citronella oil. Citronella oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves and stems of different species of Cymbopogon (lemongrass). The oil is used extensively as a source of perfumery chemicals such as citronellal, citronellol, and geraniol.

5. Nerolidol - Wikipedia

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   Nerolidol, also known as peruviol and penetrol, is a naturally occurring sesquiterpene alcohol. A colorless liquid, it is found in the essential oils of many types of plants and flowers. [ 1 ] There are four isomers of nerolidol', which differ in the geometry about the central double bond and configuration of the hydroxyl-bearing carbon, but ...

6. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus From ...

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   Essential oils can be diffused and inhaled or diluted with a carrier oil and applied to the skin. Eucalyptus oil is commonly used for steam inhalation as it relieves inflammation and helps clear ...

7. Chigger Bites: What They Look Like and How to Prevent and ...

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   The chigger, also known as redbugs, jiggers, and harvest mites are the parasitic larvae form of a mite in the Trombiculidae family. They are nearly invisible at around 0.15 to 0.3 millimeters and ...