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Mosquito repellent plants can help clear your outdoor space of the insects. Try these in your garden for mosquito control.
One study shows that plant-based repellents containing mint essential oils are effective for repelling mosquitoes. Type of plant: Perennial, USDA zones 3 to 10 Light: Full sun to part shade
Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary: repels cabbage looper, carrot fly, cockroaches and mosquitoes, [11] slugs, snails, as well as the Mexican bean beetle [3] Russian sage: repels wasps Rue: repels cucumber and flea beetles Sarracenia pitcher plants
Cymbopogon nardus, common name citronella grass, is a species of perennial aromatic plant from the family Poaceae, originating in tropical Asia. C. nardus cannot be eaten because of its unpalatable nature and is an invasive species that renders pastureland useless, since cattle will starve even in its abundance.
Sage is one of the few plants that has research to suggest it can actually keep mosquitoes away. One study found that just one pot of sage can give up to 32% protection from some types of mosquitoes.
Nuisance mosquitoes bother people around homes or in parks and recreational areas; Economically important mosquitoes reduce real estate values, adversely affect tourism and related business interests, or negatively impact livestock or poultry production; Public health is the focus when mosquitoes are vectors, or transmitters, of infectious disease.