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2. 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 [10] Lemon balm: repels mosquitoes [4] Lemon ...

3. The Best Bug Sprays and Insect Repellents, According to ...

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   This bug repellent uses the oil of Lemon Eucalyptus-based formula to help combat mosquitoes and other bugs for up to 6 hours. ... ticks, gnats, biting flies, chiggers and fleas. With thousands of ...

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

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   A much more successful approach is to use an EPA-approved repellent containing DEET, picaridin, or a plant-based repellent called oil of lemon eucalyptus (PMD).

6. These Plants and Herbs Will Actually Repel Mosquitoes - AOL

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   Lavender. While many of us love the smooth and clean scent of lavender, mosquitoes just don't feel the same. Actually, the linalool odor is detestable to mosquitos, moths, flies, fleas, and other ...

7. p-Menthane-3,8-diol - Wikipedia

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   C. citriodora oil, when refined to increase its PMD content for use in insect repellents, is known in the United States as oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE). [2] C. citriodora oil contains only 1–2% PMD, while refined OLE contains approximately up to 70% PMD. [3]