Plants that repel Mosquitos

Mosquito whine near our ear is something that annoys the most. We all wish to get rid from their bite and diseases spread by it. Mosquitoes are the biggest problem that we face when we want to enjoy our time in open. In this article we have discussed about natural and homemade mosquito repellent for yard.

How to Repel Mosquitoes from Yard?

Mosquitoes live in humid, dark and on wet places. We can easily find thousands of mosquitoes in our garden as get nourishment and food their. Usage of insecticides might have several other problems. Some of us might be allergic of those and these disinfectants also kills several other good insects also. To avoid all this we wish to have some natural mosquito repellent for yard. Some of them are discussed in this article.

Citronella Plant:

Growing a citronella plant is one of the natural way. For using it you can use a twig just snap it off and rub it in your hands or wall its smell will keep away all the mosquitoes from you and your yard. If you do not have a plant you can also use a citronella lamp or a candle. Just lighten it up, from its smell all mosquitoes will move away. We can also get citronella coils in the market. It can be smoked up to repel mosquitoes but remember its smoke might be unhealthy for you. There is one more option, you can also use citronella oil. Mosquitoes can not bear with its smell. So, apply it on your body and remain free from mosquitoes bite. All those who used these it as mosquito repellent for yard reviews healthy. Mostly all the users are satisfied.

Garlic Plant:

Some garlic leaves can also help in this activity. Growing garlic in big pot or yard can keep insects away. Garlic smell is mostly not enjoyed by insects, they repel from its smell. Garlic scent act as mosquito barrier. Garlic juice can be used to spray in yard or in nearby surfaces to keep away those mosquitoes. You can also use garlic powder to sprinkle it in your yard. You can made it at home also take oil of few garlic cloves mix it with 1 spoon lemon juice, 1 spoon canola oil and add 2 cups of water. Mix it well and spray it. This is a good homemade mosquito repellent for yard.

A plant named Citrosa, can be grown up. Although it is not so effective but Citrosa keeps mosquitoes away. Citrosa contains citronellal that repels insects. It is also known as “Mosquito Plant”.

Lemon Balm:

Another natural mosquito repellent is Lemon Balm. I love this plant and ask other also to plant it. As it is easy to grow and it is one of the beautiful and cheap plant that can be used as mosquito repellent. Lemon balm contains geraniol, citronellal and geranial also. You have just plug out some leaves of it, crush it and rub in your skin or in spread in yard. Its smell will keep away all insects.