Mosquitoes and Other Insect Repellent Plants

Ansar AliM.Sc (Hons.) HorticultureB. Sc (Hons.) Agriculture

HORTICULTURE CELL, SPARCENT DIRECTORATE, SUPARCO ISLAMABAD

Five Plants That Repel Mosquitoes from Your Lawn

1. Basil (Tulsi)

2. Lemon Grass

3. Ageratum

4. Marigold

5. Rosemary

Other Insect Repellent Plants

Chrysanthemum -- Mexican Bean Beetle and other Grain Storage Pests

Cosmos -- Mexican Bean Beetle and other Grain Storage Pests

Coriander -- Aphids on Grasses and Roses

Fennel -- Fleas and Mosquitoes

Garlic -- Aphids, Apple Scab, Borers, Japanese Beetles, Peach Leaf Curl Disease, Spider

Mites

Geranium -- Cabbage Worm, Red Spider Mite

Henbit -- General insect repellant

Lavender -- Mice, Ticks, Moths

Mint -- Ants, Aphids, Cabbage Moth, Fleas, Mice

Nasturnium -- White Flies, Squash Bugs, Striped Pumpkin Beetle, Wooly Aphid (apple)

Parsley – All types of Beetles

Pennyroyal -- Fleas, Flies, Mosquitoes

Rue -- Flies, Japanese Beetle, Cats, Dogs

Tansy -- Ants, Fleas, Flies, Japanese Beetle, Moths, Striped Cucumber Beetles, Squash Bugs