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  2. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    Peppermint: repels aphids, cabbage looper, flea beetles, squash bugs, whiteflies, and the Small White [3] Petunias: repel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers, [2] and squash bugs [3] Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary

  3. Animal repellent - Wikipedia

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    Scarecrow in a field Rat guards: steel or aluminum discs attached to the mooring line to prevent rats from boarding a ship Ultrasonic bird repeller. An animal repellent consists of any object or method made with the intention of keeping animals away from personal items as well as food, plants or yourself.

  4. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    The LD 50 (median lethal dose) for pure oxalic acid in rats is about 375 mg/kg body weight, [29] or about 25 grams for a 65-kilogram (143 lb) human. Although the oxalic acid content of rhubarb leaves can vary, a typical value is about 0.5%, [ 30 ] so almost 5 kg of the extremely sour leaves would have to be consumed to reach the LD 50 .

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  6. Peppermint - Wikipedia

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    Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. [1] Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, [2] the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. [3]

  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 ...