enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

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

   www.aol.com/eat-really-repel-mosquitoes-lets...

   Consuming garlic and onion was once thought to potentially repel mosquitoes, but Potter said that has been found to not be true. Webb added that another myth debunked by scientists is that Vitamin ...

3. 15 Ways to Repel Bugs Naturally (and Cheaply) - AOL

   www.aol.com/finance/15-ways-repel-bugs-naturally...

   To deter ticks and mosquitoes, down 1 to 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and include garlic in your diet. The addition of vitamin B1 to a morning routine also might help repel pesky bugs.

4. This Common Kitchen Ingredient Repels Mosquitoes JUST ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/common-kitchen-ingredient-repels...

   Stay bite free and DEET free with natural bug repellants made with vanilla extract, lemongrass, and other essential oils. This Common Kitchen Ingredient Repels Mosquitoes JUST Like Bug Spray Skip ...

5. Allicin - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allicin

   Allicin is an organosulfur compound obtained from garlic and leeks. [1] When fresh garlic is chopped or crushed, the enzyme alliinase converts alliin into allicin, which is responsible for the aroma of fresh garlic. [2] Allicin is unstable and quickly changes into a series of other sulfur-containing compounds such as diallyl disulfide. [3]

6. Mosquito control - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_control

   Gambusia affinis (Mosquitofish), a natural mosquito predator. A Hygieostatic Bat Roost, custom-built to house bats for biocontrol of mosquitos. Biological pest control, or "biocontrol", is the use of the natural enemies of pests like mosquitoes to manage the pest's populations. There are several types of biocontrol, including the direct ...

7. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pest-repelling_plants

   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 ...

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

   www.aol.com/plants-herbs-actually-repel...

   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 ...

9. Citronella oil - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citronella_oil

   Citronella oil is used especially as a mosquito repellent, [11] particularly for Aedes aegypti (dengue fever mosquito). [12] Research also indicates that citronella oil is an effective repellent for body lice, head lice, and stable flies.