Bug Repellent For Plants. Essential oils in these plants act as nature's bug repellent. X research source mixing equal parts clove oil with some makaen oil mixture and applying approximately 0.1g for every 3x10 cm of exposed skin has shown a repellency of over 95% efficacy for up to 5 hours.
Years ago people only thought about plants belonging in the garden and out in the sun. While mosquito bites are usually more annoying than dangerous, they can transmit serious diseases like west nile virus, zika virus, dengue fever, yellow fever, and malaria. In fact, these alkaloids are especially good at deterring aphids and other insects from your weed plants.
You already have what you need at home to make this bug repellent.
It repels cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, corn earworm, whiteflies, tomato hornworm, and. Surrounding yourself and your patio with a few them will keep the bugs away from you, too. See pictures of these mosquito repellent plants. Once the mixture reaches a boil, let it cool down and filter out the herbs.