Plants that Repel Pests
There are many natural ways to control or eliminate common garden pests such as aphids, white flies and spider mites without resorting to dangerous pesticides.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, pesticides have been linked to cancer, nerve damage, birth defects and other medical problems. The serious dangers posed by pesticides require the adoption of natural options for pest control.
Three of the best methods of natural pest control are incorporating pest-repellent plants into your garden, encouraging pest-reducing insects to visit your plants and applying home-brewed non-toxic pesticides.
There are a number of plants you can add to your garden that repel pests. These include:
* Basil – asparagus beetles, tomato heartworms and thrips
* Green Bean – Colorado potato beetles
* Nasturtium – Colorado potato beetles and squash bugs
* Tomato – asparagus beetles
* Wormwood – slugs
* Rue – aphids, cats, dogs, Japanese beetles, onion maggots, slugs and snails
* Anise – aphids, snails and slugs
* Borage – cabbage worms and tomato heart worms
* Sage – cabbage loopers, carrot flies, flea beetles, imported cabbage worms and tomato heart worms
* Thyme – cabbage loopers and white flies
* Radish – cowpea curculio, cucumber beetles, harlequin bugs, Mexican bean leaf beetles, squash bugs and stink bugs
* Garlic – aphids, cowpea curculio, flea beetles, Japanese beetles, Mexican been leaf beetles, root maggots, spider mites and squash vine borers
* Onion – bean leaf beetle, cabbage loopers, carrot flies, flea beetles, harlequin bugs, Mexican bean leaf beetles, mice, rabbits, spider mites and squash vine borers
* Potato – bean leaf beetles
* Turnip – bean leaf beetles and harlequin bugs
* Oleander – codling moths
* Catnip – aphids, corn earworms, cucumber beetles, flea beetles, Japanese beetles, squash bugs and mice
* Marigold – aphids, corn earworms, leaf hoppers, Mexican bean leaf beetles, rabbits, squash bugs, thrips and tomato heartworms
* Hyssop – imported cabbage worms
* Oregano – cabbage butterflies and cucumber beetles
* Rosemary – imported cabbage worms and slugs
* Dill – aphids, cabbage moths and spider mites
* Lavender – mice, mosquitoes, moths, rabbits and ticks
* Fennel – aphids, slugs, snails and spider mites
* Pennyroyal – ants
* Mint – ants, aphids, cucumber beetles, flea beetles, imported cabbage worms, rodents, squash bugs and white flies
* Tansy – ants, cucumber beetles, Japanese beetles and squash bugs
* Coriander/Cilantro – aphids, Colorado potato beetles and spider mites
* Horseradish – potato beetles
* Geranium – Japanese beetles, leaf hoppers
* Butterfly (white) Sage – asparagus beetles
* Larkspur – Japanese beetles
* Chives – aphids, Japanese beetles and spider mites
* Cloves – cowpea curculio, spider mites and squash vine borers
* Lettuce – carrot flies
* Petunia – leafhoppers, Mexican bean leaf beetles and squash bugs
* Parsley – asparagus beetles and carrot flies
Excerpt from: jennifercopley.suite101.com
There are many natural ways to control or eliminate common garden pests such as aphids, white flies and spider mites without resorting to dangerous pesticides.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, pesticides have been linked to cancer, nerve damage, birth defects and other medical problems. The serious dangers posed by pesticides require the adoption of natural options for pest control.
Three of the best methods of natural pest control are incorporating pest-repellent plants into your garden, encouraging pest-reducing insects to visit your plants and applying home-brewed non-toxic pesticides.
There are a number of plants you can add to your garden that repel pests. These include:
* Basil – asparagus beetles, tomato heartworms and thrips
* Green Bean – Colorado potato beetles
* Nasturtium – Colorado potato beetles and squash bugs
* Tomato – asparagus beetles
* Wormwood – slugs
* Rue – aphids, cats, dogs, Japanese beetles, onion maggots, slugs and snails
* Anise – aphids, snails and slugs
* Borage – cabbage worms and tomato heart worms
* Sage – cabbage loopers, carrot flies, flea beetles, imported cabbage worms and tomato heart worms
* Thyme – cabbage loopers and white flies
* Radish – cowpea curculio, cucumber beetles, harlequin bugs, Mexican bean leaf beetles, squash bugs and stink bugs
* Garlic – aphids, cowpea curculio, flea beetles, Japanese beetles, Mexican been leaf beetles, root maggots, spider mites and squash vine borers
* Onion – bean leaf beetle, cabbage loopers, carrot flies, flea beetles, harlequin bugs, Mexican bean leaf beetles, mice, rabbits, spider mites and squash vine borers
* Potato – bean leaf beetles
* Turnip – bean leaf beetles and harlequin bugs
* Oleander – codling moths
* Catnip – aphids, corn earworms, cucumber beetles, flea beetles, Japanese beetles, squash bugs and mice
* Marigold – aphids, corn earworms, leaf hoppers, Mexican bean leaf beetles, rabbits, squash bugs, thrips and tomato heartworms
* Hyssop – imported cabbage worms
* Oregano – cabbage butterflies and cucumber beetles
* Rosemary – imported cabbage worms and slugs
* Dill – aphids, cabbage moths and spider mites
* Lavender – mice, mosquitoes, moths, rabbits and ticks
* Fennel – aphids, slugs, snails and spider mites
* Pennyroyal – ants
* Mint – ants, aphids, cucumber beetles, flea beetles, imported cabbage worms, rodents, squash bugs and white flies
* Tansy – ants, cucumber beetles, Japanese beetles and squash bugs
* Coriander/Cilantro – aphids, Colorado potato beetles and spider mites
* Horseradish – potato beetles
* Geranium – Japanese beetles, leaf hoppers
* Butterfly (white) Sage – asparagus beetles
* Larkspur – Japanese beetles
* Chives – aphids, Japanese beetles and spider mites
* Cloves – cowpea curculio, spider mites and squash vine borers
* Lettuce – carrot flies
* Petunia – leafhoppers, Mexican bean leaf beetles and squash bugs
* Parsley – asparagus beetles and carrot flies
Excerpt from: jennifercopley.suite101.com
