You can plant particular plants in your garden to repel insects like mosquitos and flies! 

In our shop, we have a wide variety of plants that you can use.

The following include:

1. Basil- Repels house flies and mosquitoes. You can use fresh basil to make an insect repellent spray.
2. Lavender- Repels moths, fleas, flies and mosquitoes.
3. Lemongrass- Repels mosquitoes.
4. Lemon Thyme- Repels mosquitoes.
5. Mint- Repels mosquitoes.
6. Rosemary- Repels mosquitoes and a variety of insects harmful to vegetable plants.
7. Sage- Repels mosquitoes.
8. Catnip- Repels mosquitoes.
9. Lemon balm- Repels mosquitoes.
10. Bay leaves- Repel flies.
11. Chives- Repel carrot flies, Japanese beetle and aphids.
12. Dill- Repels aphids, squash bugs, spider mites, cabbage loopers and tomato hornworms.
13. Fennel- Repels aphids, slugs and snails.
14. Oregano- Repels many pests.
15. Parsley- Repels asparagus beetles.
16. Thyme- Repels whiteflies, cabbage loopers, cabbage maggots, corn earthworms, whiteflies, tomato hornworms and small whites.
17. Chrysanthemums- Repel roaches, ants, Japanese beetles, ticks, silverfish, lice, fleas, bedbugs, spider mites, harlequin bugs and root-knot nematodes.
18. Marigolds- repels aphids, mosquitoes, and even rabbits.
19. Nasturtiums- Repel whiteflies, squash bugs, aphids, many beetles and cabbage loopers.
20. Petunias- Repel aphids, tomato hornworms, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers and squash bugs.
21. Geraniums- Geraniums can repel leafhoppers and other types of insects.
22. Floss Flowers- Repel mosquitoes.
23. Common lantanas- Repel mosquitoes.
24. Four o'clocks- Attract but poison Japanese beetle.
25. Narcissus- Repel moles.
26. Pitcher Plants- Repel mosquitoes.

  

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