What to Do About Mosquitoes and Bugs on Plants? Practical Repellent Methods to Share

Hot summer is about to arrive, and for friends who keep plants at home, mosquitoes and bugs flying around the plants are a rather headache-inducing problem. Although some plants can repel mosquitoes and bugs, keeping plants can still come with mosquito and bug troubles. The editor will introduce several methods for eliminating mosquitoes and bugs on plants.

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1. When small flying insects appear in the flower pot, use three or four cotton swabs (cotton buds), soak them thoroughly in dichlorvos (just until it does not drip), insert the handle ends into the potting soil around the plant, cover the potted flower with a plastic bag, and the flying insects can be eliminated;

2. Dissolve one tablespoon of laundry detergent in 4 liters of water, and spray the leaves every two weeks, which can completely eliminate whiteflies and bacteria;

3. Mix 4 cups of flour and half a cup of milk into 20 liters of water, stir, filter through gauze, and spray on the leaves, which can kill mites and their eggs;

4. Pour beer into a shallow dish placed under the flower pot, and when cockroaches (details) crawl in they will drown;

5. Crush a large head of garlic, mix it with one tablespoon of pepper into half a liter of water, and after one hour, spray it on the leaves, which can prevent rat infestation;

6. If ants appear in the flower pot, soak cigarette butts and cut tobacco in hot water for one or two days, wait until the water turns dark brown, sprinkle part of the water on the stems and leaves, and dilute the rest to water the flower pot, and they can be eliminated.

Home Gardening: Keeping Plants to Repel Mosquitoes and Bugs

For mosquito repellent, mainly choose some plants with scents, some fragrant and some foul-smelling. Of course, whether these scents are fragrant or foul is how people perceive them; to mosquitoes, they may all be "unwelcome." Below are several plants and flowers that repel mosquitoes and bugs:

Home Gardening: Keeping Plants to Repel Mosquitoes and Bugs

Orange jasmine: This is a small evergreen shrub, with a corymb-like shape, many branches, small glossy leaves, and dense white flowers. After blooming, it can also produce red berries, adding beauty to a humble room. Touch its leaves and you will feel a rich sweet fragrance; its mosquito-repellent effect is very good.

Home Gardening: Keeping Plants to Repel Mosquitoes and Bugs

Night-blooming jessamine: It is propagated by cuttings every spring, blooms in summer and autumn, and when the petals open at night, it can secrete a strong fragrance. When mosquitoes and flies smell it, they often flee.

Home Gardening: Keeping Plants to Repel Mosquitoes and Bugs

Venus flytrap: It is a herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, can grow to about 1 m tall, with small yellow flowers, and a single plant can have hundreds of flower heads, with sticky liquid on the outer edge of each flower head. As long as small mosquitoes and bugs land on it, they are stuck, and the insect corpses are slowly digested by it as nutrients for its growth. Its mosquito-repellent effect is very good.

Home Gardening: Keeping Plants to Repel Mosquitoes and Bugs

Mosquito net geranium: This is an aromatic plant in the Geraniaceae family whose genetic structure has been altered, and it was only introduced from Australia in recent years. This plant is drought-tolerant, can grow to maturity within half a year, and with proper care can live for 10 to 15 years. Its branches and leaves can also be reshaped at will, giving it high ornamental value. Mosquito net geranium gives off a fresh and elegant lemon fragrance, has a very good mosquito-repellent effect indoors, and has no toxic side effects on the human body. The higher the temperature, the more fragrance it releases, and the better the mosquito-repellent effect.

Home Gardening: Keeping Plants to Repel Mosquitoes and Bugs

Lantana: Its branches, leaves, and flowers release a scent that mosquitoes and flies are sensitive to, with a strong effect of driving away mosquitoes and flies, while causing no harm to the human body. It not only has a good effect in driving away mosquitoes and flies, but also has bright and gorgeous flower colors, including yellow, red, white, and other colors. The flowers are often yellow or pink when they first open, then gradually turn orange-yellow or orange-red, and finally red, earning it the reputation of the "seven-change mosquito-repellent flower."

Do you know which magical plants and flowers are the nemesis of mosquitoes and bugs?

In the scorching summer, there are so many mosquitoes and bugs. They not only affect people's work, study, and sleep, but more importantly, they can spread diseases, such asmalaria、epidemic encephalitis B、filariasis and dengue feveretc. This is common knowledge that everyone knows. How to safely and effectively prevent and repel mosquitoes and spend the height of summer safely is a practical issue of common concern to everyone.

Below are some plants and flowers that can help prevent and control mosquitoes and bugs:

⒈Lavender is a perennial herb or small low shrub. Although it is called a grass, it is actually a small purple-blue flower. Lavender grows in clumps and is much branched, commonly growing upright, with plant height depending on the variety at 30-40 cm or 45-90 cm. The whole plant has a light fragrance with a slight woody sweetness. Because the fine hairs on the flowers, leaves, and stems all contain oil glands, lightly touching the oil glands ruptures them and releases the fragrance. Its aroma can refresh the mind and brighten the eyes, make people comfortable, and also repel mosquitoes and flies, and can help prevent viral and infectious diseases.

⒉Marigold is called Khakibush in Africa, and it is commonly seen hanging under the thatched huts of indigenous people to drive away swarms of flies. It is also planted among tomatoes, potatoes, and roses to prevent the grown flowers and fruits from becoming a feast for small nematodes. All of this shows that marigold should be an effective insecticide. Marigold belongs to the Asteraceae family, is an annual herbaceous plant, and is native to Mexico. The orange-yellow fresh flowers of marigold are rich in natural lutein. The pigment has the characteristics of antioxidant activity, strong stability, no toxicity, and high safety, and is widely used in food, cosmetics, tobacco, medicine, and poultry feed. As a natural mosquito-repellent plant, it is very safe.

⒊Mint is a representative of aromatic plants, with many varieties, and each has a cool fragrance.Compendium of Materia Medicaholds that: mint is pungent in flavor, cool in nature, and non-toxic. The content of mint oil and menthol in mint is higher when there is sufficient sunlight. If there are consecutive sunny days and it is placed in a place with ample sunlight, the leaves become thick and fleshy, the edges curl back and droop, and the leaf surface has a blue sheen and gives off a unique strong aroma. At this time, the mosquito-repellent effect is the best.

⒋Geranium is widely cultivated around the world. In the West, it is a very good flower for decorating windowsills, and it is also an aromatic insect repellent. The plant height is 30 cm-60 cm, and the whole plant is covered with fine hairs and glandular hairs, with a distinctive odor that mosquitoes greatly fear. From the user's point of view, it can give your bedroom the quality of a rose garden, and can also provide hormone regulation, stimulate lymphatic detoxification, and balance skin oil secretion. It is also an aromatic insect repellent, economical and practical, with the effect of creating a romantic atmosphere.

⒌Lemongrass is the collective name for about 55 species of aromatic plants in the genus Cymbopogon in the grass family, also called lemongrass, and is one of the common herbs. Because it has a lemon aroma, it is also called lemon grass. Its scent can repel mosquitoes and fleas. It has quite good effects in treating rheumatism, treating migraines, fighting infection, improving digestive function, and deodorizing.

⒍From the flowers and leaves of rosemary, antioxidants with excellent antioxidant properties and rosemary essential oil can be extracted. Rosemary antioxidants are widely used in medicine, fried foods, oil-rich foods, and the preservation and shelf-life extension of various oils and fats; while rosemary essence is used in spices, air fresheners, ant repellents, and daily chemical industries such as sterilization and insect killing.

⒎Agastache rugosa has a bactericidal function. Holding a leaf in the mouth can eliminate bad breath, prevent infectious diseases, and it can also be used as a preservative.

Because Agastache rugosa itself is a plant with an aromatic scent, mosquitoes fear this smell the most. In summer, using Agastache rugosa to cook porridge or brew tea and drink it is effective for severe summerheat-dampness, dampness obstructing the spleen and stomach, abdominal distention and fullness, heaviness and fatigue of the limbs, and nausea and vomiting.

⒏Catnip, original name: Schizonepeta tenuifolia, aliases: camphor grass, cool mint, bamao, small mint, mint, large fennel, soil schizonepeta, small schizonepeta, savory, catnip. Latin name: Nepeta cataria L. It is a perennial upright herb in the Lamiaceae family and the genus Nepeta. Mosquitoes also dislike the smell of catnip.

⒐Star anise is a plant in the genus Illicium in the Magnoliaceae family. It is a spice and traditional Chinese medicine unique to our country, and is also an essential household seasoning, widely used in the food processing industry and the spice industry. In terms of mosquito repellent, it mainly uses the special odor of natural volatile compounds such as trans-anethole, anisaldehyde, and a small amount of eucalyptol, limonene, and alpha-pinene in star anise. Although in the wild state the star anise plant is tall, in many garden stores there are also artificially cultivated bonsai.

⒑White michelia blooms white and fragrant between summer and autumn, with a long flowering period. The flowers are white or slightly yellow, with thick petals in a long lanceolate shape, and a strong fragrance. These flowers contain components such as linalool, phenylethyl alcohol, and methyl eugenol, and can effectively repel mosquitoes.

⒒The pitcher plant is like a spider plant, with a main leaf vein as thick as a pin extending from the end of a tender green leaf, connected to a "bottle" (pitcher) about 10 cm long that is green with red. The pitcher is somewhat like a pig cage, hence the name pitcher plant. The "lip" at the mouth of the pitcher turns outward provocatively, and above it is a small green-red leaf, just like the lid of a bottle. When insects are attracted by the sweet sticky liquid in the pitcher, the lid automatically closes, and the pitcher plant drowns the small insects with the digestive fluid in the pitcher, decomposes the insect body nutrients, and slowly digests them to supply itself with nutrients. It is worth noting that the pitcher plant originates from the tropical regions of Asia. When keeping it at home, it needs to be hung in a place with bright light but no direct sunlight.

⒓Mosquito repellent grass, also called mosquito-avoiding grass, is a perennial herbaceous plant that gives off a lemon fragrance all year round. It not only has a mosquito-repellent effect, but also purifies the air. Mosquito repellent grass can survive at temperatures above -3°C. The higher the temperature, the stronger the fragrance, and the better the mosquito-repellent effect. It can also be cultivated as a bonsai. Mosquito repellent grass was created by Dutch geneticist Dick, who used gene fusion technology to introduce citronellal from lemongrass into the geranium originally from Africa, cultivating mosquito repellent grass with a mosquito-repellent effect. Subsequently, Dick established a genetic company in the United States to promote this technology on a large scale, and later it spread to Japan, Australia, and elsewhere. A pot of mosquito repellent grass 20 cm tall can effectively repel mosquitoes in a 10 sq m room.

⒔Mugwort, also called mugwort sagebrush, belongs to the Asteraceae family and the genus Artemisia, and is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its stems are upright, three or four chi tall; the leaves are whorled, shaped like mugwort, and each leaf has five large notches, and on the large-notched leaves there are also three to four small notches. The leaf surface is green, and the stems and the undersides of the leaves are densely covered with white fine hairs, soft and smooth. There has long been a folk custom of "planting willow at Qingming, planting mugwort at Dragon Boat Festival," which makes use of the strong mosquito-repellent effect of mugwort.

These plants and flowers not only have good mosquito-repellent effects, but are also economical and easy to use, cause no harm to the human body, and repel mosquitoes and bugs in an environmentally friendly way. They can also add beauty to the environment and purify the air, especially in hot summer, making people feel refreshed and relaxed.

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