Do mosquito-repellent plants really work? Buzzing past your ear as you lounge on the patio, leaving welts on your kids’ ...

The Citronella Geranium is called “the mosquito plant.” This variety gives off a scent mosquitoes don’t like and will help in the battle for control of the outdoor entertaining spaces around ...

Against ticks and mosquitoes that threaten to ruin our lives in spring, there is a plant with proven repellent effects.

Discover natural mosquito repellents using common household items like lemons, soybean oil, and catnip that protect your ...

The rains are synonymous with mosquitoes and mosquito nets and insecticide might not be doing the job for you. How do you get rid of these pests naturally? Well, if you have a green thumb (or if ...

It is officially mosquito season, what with the endless short rains and sprouting grass. Mosquitoes love that. Mosquito nets alone are not enough to keep these bugs away because they will bite you ...

Marigolds are beautiful flowers that not only liven up gardens but also repel nematodes, aphids, and mosquitoes with their signature smell. By planting marigolds around vegetable patches or flower ...

The research shows that mosquitoes prefer to feed on sugar from certain plant species and an abundance of these plants in a disease-prone area could lead to higher mosquito populations and higher ...

Studies have shown that removing a mosquito-preferred plant can reduce disease-carrying mosquito populations by 69.4%, and in deserts where sugar sources are scarce, spraying sugar baits can be ...