Plants to Repel Mosquitoes and Bugs

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As Dengue cases are on rise, it is necessary to keep them away from your home. Here we are providing some natural way to help you in getting rid of these mosquito bites:

• Catnip – While cats may love catnip, mosquitoes hate it. This plant exhales nepetalactone that has highly effective repellent power. Just leave your catnip in your garden or inside your home and witness the effects.
• Lavender – Lavender contains a compound called ” linalool ” that is a well known flea, fruit fly and cockroach insecticide. You can grab a handful of lavender leaves; put them in a spray bottle filled with water and sprinkle it onto your skin and furniture.
• Mint – Mint is often used for culinary purposes but it can also do wonders when it comes to deterring ants from coming into your home. Just sprinkle some mint wherever you find ants and watch them go away. The strong scent this plant gives off will repel any undesirable bugs. Peppermint essential oil also works.
• Chrysanthemum – Chrysanthemums not only have beautiful flowers but they also serve as a great bug repellent. They produce a substance called pyrethrin which insects don’t like. You can either plant your Chrysanthemum next to other plants as a form of pest control or pluck its flowers, adding them to hot water to sprinkle on clothes or surfaces to repel mosquitoes.
• Citronella– Originally used as a perfume, essential oils and extracts from Cintronella plants are so effective at keeping mosquitos away that they’re now a go-to ingredient for many commercial repellents.
• Lemon Balm– The strong lemon scent of this plant contains high levels of the bug-repelling compound—but in a more appetizing way. (It’s an invasive species, however, so it’s best to grow it in containers.)