Thursday, June 2, 2011

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes
By Owen Jones


Those small, annoying insects, mosquitoes, have always made us run for our lives because they are thought to be carriers of diseases from person to person, animal to animal and from human to animals. How true it is that in Africa alone mosquitoes that kill one child under the age of 5 each 30 seconds, are the foremost cause of infection and account for the greatest number of deaths all over the planet.

The application of mosquito repellents in the manner of mosquito coils, electronic mosquito repellents, mosquito repellent creams, herbal mosquito lotions and plants help keep mosquitoes away. Furthermore, insecticides sprayed on flowers could also help.

However some individuals could be allergic to these ways and suffer from problems of the skin, nasal cavity and throat. So it is highly advisable and environmentally friendly to take into account plants to repel mosquitoes.

Citronella, a plant that gets to a height of two feet, gives an annual bloom of lavender color flowers and finds its position as one of the most well-known mosquitoes repelling plants . You can find these plants usually in places of warm climate. The oil of the citronella plant is used in scents and other herbal products because of their mosquito repelling attributes.

If you love raising marigold of the African or French variety in your garden, you have a mosquito repellent right in your garden. Marigolds, growing to the height of between six inches and three feet, grow well in sunny climes and hates the shade because it slows its growth process. The marigold plant of both the French and African varieties are able to repel mosquitoes because of the peculiar smell that they have.

Rosemary, a shrub that grows up to 4 to 5 feet high, is a highly-rated mosquito repellent. This shrub grows larger than others and has blue flowers. Rosemary, a drought resistant shrub is also used in numerous fish recipes as a herb.

In addition, green lemon grass acts as a strong mosquito repellent, because of the citronella oil contained in it. This perennial plant of India and Thailand grows up to a couple of feet high, provides us with lemon grass oil and acts as a pesticide and preservative. The tea manufactured out of lemon grass proves to get very refreshing.

Lavender, the beautiful purple colored plant, not just increases the beauty of your garden, but also repels mosquitoes. This plant is a gardener?s favourite. It grows to a height of 4 feet, and needs sunny weather. The flowers of this plant also find use in bouquets and lavender oil is extracted from it.

Catnip and horse mint, both belonging to the mint family prove to be powerful mosquito repellents. Catnip oil derived from the catnip plant and horse mint with pink bloom also serves as a mosquito repellent.

Garlic the miracle vegetable that is used in recipes also repels mosquitoes. The powerful smell of bulbs of garlic assists to stave off mosquitoes. Furthermore, plants like basil, penny royal, and ageratum are also known for their mosquito repellent qualities.

Hence there is no need to feel that these small creatures can irritate you at their will and take over your life. You can take control of their life without using chemical smells or using expensive electronic devices. It is a fact that growing mosquito repellent herbs also makes for a beautiful garden.




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