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Natural
Insect Repellents
When trying to control the amount of insects in your lawn &
garden, consider using plants that naturally repel insects. The
following plants have their own chemical defense systems and, when
planted among flowers an vegetables, they help to keep unwanted
pests away. (This information from the US Dept. of Agriculture Natural
Resources Conservation Service)
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Ant
Aphids
Bean Leaf Beetle
Codling Moth
Colorado Potato Bug
Cucumber Beetle
Flea Beetle
Imported Cabbage Worm
Japanese Beetle
Leaf Hopper
Mexican Bean Beetle
Mice
Root Knot Nematodes
Slugs
Spider Mites
Squash Bug
Stink Bug
Thrips
Tomato Hornworm
Whitefly |
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PLANT REPELLENT
mint, tansy, pennyroyal
mint, garlic, chives, coriander, anise
potato, onion, turnip
common oleander
green beans,coriander, nasturtium
radish, tansy
garlic, onion, mint
mint, sage, rosemary, hyssop
garlic, larkspur, tansy, rue, geranium
geranium, petunia
potato, onion, garlic, radish, petunia, marigolds
onion
French marigolds
prostrate rosemary, wormwood
onion, garlic, cloves, chives
radish, marigolds, tansy, nasturtium
radish
marigolds
marigolds, sage, borage
marigolds, nasturtium |
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- Garland, TX
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Mansfield, TX
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- North Richland Hills, TX
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