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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Any number of attractive blooming plants are insect repellent, several herbs too. Assuming you’re not allergic you could put some lavender, lemon verbena, lemon basil, citronella grass and such in planters by your door, pinch off a handful when you go out and rub it on your exposed skin.


7 posted on 09/22/2017 7:38:06 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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RegulatorCountry :" Any number of attractive blooming plants are insect repellent, several herbs too.
.. lavender, lemon verbena, lemon basil, citronella grass and such in planters by your door,
pinch off a handful when you go out and rub it on your exposed skin."

I highly recommend using herbs/ and botanicals over chemicals.
Herbs are a common practice whenever gardeners get to exchange plants.
Another vector control for mosquitoes are bats, but most people have a negative image of their usefulness, but
I have read that bats will consume 3500 mosquitoes each night.
I welcome their assistance in mosquito control, also.

11 posted on 09/22/2017 7:50:28 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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