Top ten mosquito repellent plants: peppermint, nightshade, rosemary, mugwort, bumper sticker, lavender, scented geranium, patchouli thistle, pyrethrum, and thyme.

1, peppermint

Topping the list is peppermint, which is an excellent non-toxic choice for repelling mosquitoes, flies, and ants, and the stronger the scent, the better the insect repellent effect. Mint is a hopeful plant. Although it is a bland flowering plant, the motto of mint is "I wish to meet you again" and "Love me again". In addition, it also has a floral saying of "a virtuous man".

2. Nightshade

The second place is nightshade. No sound, no makeup, the wrong section of the roots of the pride of the kind. Sewage watering root plant strong, fertilizer source nourishing body leaf fragrance. Flowers bloom five petals to repel mosquitoes hidden, stamens put three sleep fragrance. Night scented tree, also known as the night fragrance, when the moon on the treetops, it is wafted out of the burst of fragrance, the fragrance but the mosquitoes are afraid of, is a good mosquito repellent.

3, rosemary

The third rosemary is a valuable natural spice plants, growing season will emit a fragrant odor, its fresh fragrance can play a mosquito repellent effect in addition to the effect of refreshing the mind. Its stems, leaves and flowers have a pleasant flavor, flowers and shoots extracted from the aromatic oil, can be used to mix air cleaners, perfumes, soaps, etc., and can be used in beverages, skin care oils, laundry cream.

4, mugwort

Fourth is mugwort, every Dragon Boat Festival around the same time, it is also the outbreak of mosquitoes in the early stages of the outbreak, the doorway of every household inserted a mugwort, known as natural insect repellent material. Mugwort exudes a unique aroma has a very good mosquito repellent effect, but the best way to repel mosquitoes Mugwort is to dry it made of natural incense, the effect is comparable to mosquito incense.

5, touch incense

Fifth touch incense can emit a pleasant aroma after touching and enjoy the beauty of touch incense. And because of its fragrance is strong and sweet, rather like apple flavor, so also enjoy the reputation of apple fragrance. This rich apple fragrance not only has excellent mosquito repellent effect, and smell refreshing.

6, lavender

Sixth place in the lavender due to the presence of menthyl ketone, peppermint oil, menthol and other volatile aromatic substances, can play a role in a certain range of mosquitoes to repel the effect.

7, scented geranium

Seventh place scented geranium is a value and fragrance of ornamental plants, it is rich in aroma contains a variety of substances to drive away pests, emitting a special scent can effectively drive away mosquitoes, but also purify the air and decorate the environment.

8, patchouli artichoke

The eighth patchouli artichoke bushes luxuriant, elegant flowers, is a kind of abundant flower plants, flowers are very beautiful, its fragrance contains coumarin is a kind of can help repel mosquitoes chemical substances, have a very good effect of mosquito repellent.

9, pyrethrum

The ninth pyrethrum is the most common mosquito incense production raw materials, its flowers contain four effective mosquito repellent ingredients, the best effect of insect repellent during flowering. Pyrethrum contains 0.6-1.3% of pyrethrins and ashwagandha in its flowers. Pyrethrins, also known as pyrethroids, are a colorless, viscous, oily liquid that causes nerve paralysis and death by poisoning when mosquitoes come into contact with it.

10, seven miles

The tenth name of the seven miles of incense has shown its aroma far and wide, China since ancient times, there is an exaggerated attitude for the naming of flowers and plants, so the nine miles of incense, thousands of miles of incense, ten thousand miles of incense, over the hill and so on has become its name. The aroma of Seven Mile Xiang can emanate to a long distance, and this natural fragrance is very effective in repelling mosquitoes.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Mint Baidu Encyclopedia - Seven Miles Baidu Encyclopedia - Geranium