citronella mosquito repellent plant

Prevention: Why Citronella Plants Aren’t the Best Mosquito Repellent for Your Yard Yahoo: We Asked Pest Pros If Citronella Plants Repel Mosquitoes—And Their Answer Surprised Us There are two types of citronella plants, and their scientific names are Pelargonium citrosum and Cymbopogon nardus. Only Cymbopogon nardus repels mosquitoes. Citronella plants do not emit enough ...

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We Asked Pest Pros If Citronella Plants Repel Mosquitoes—And Their Answer Surprised Us Do mosquito-repellent plants really work? Buzzing past your ear as you lounge on the patio, leaving welts on your kids’ ankles as they play in the grass, preventing you from sleeping with their ... Mother Earth News: Repel Mosquitoes with These Plants, Part 1: Citronella, Lemongrass, and Lantana Now that we’re into the mosquito season and we’d like to enjoy family time outdoors, repelling mosquitoes is on all of our minds. None of us likes chemical-smelling mosquito repellents, so it’s ...