What are the green, eco friendly ways to repel mosquitoes

1. Garlic.

After eating garlic, people will secrete a taste, and mosquitoes will hide away. Before eating garlic, it is best to cut it into thin slices and leave it for 15 minutes to repel mosquitoes. Garlic can also be sliced, placed on a window or smeared on a screen to stop mosquitoes from entering the room.

You can also plant garlic around the pot to let its special spicy flavor faintly waft away, and the usually ferocious mosquitoes will disappear immediately.

2. Soybean oil.

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in the United States found that mosquito repellents made from soybean oil are as effective as common mosquito repellents containing chemical repellents. Soybean oil is low cost and is common, making it the best choice for mosquito repellent. In addition, soybean oil has excellent emollient properties, and a small amount is applied to exposed areas of the body for both skin care and mosquito repellent.

3. Black pepper.

Black pepper also has a significant insect repellent effect. It can be sprinkled on windows, doorways or the edge of flower pots to prevent mosquitoes from breeding and invading.

4. Lavender.

This scent is ideal for repelling mosquitoes. It is best to dilute lavender essential oil with soybean oil, etc. before use.

5. Lotus plants.

A new study published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine has found that lotus plants such as lotus flowers are an effective mosquito repellent, while also killing mosquito larvae. Therefore, it is advisable to keep some small lotus plants at home in the summer.

The smell of early summer is getting stronger, and although it is still a few days before the dog days, many families are already facing mosquitoes. Many homes are equipped with mosquito repellent, mosquito coils, and insecticides, but these chemicals have more or less an impact on human health.

Visiting a number of flower shops in the flower and bird market in the city, I found that many flower shops took advantage of the arrival of summer to play a "mosquito repellent card", such as mosquito repellent grass, mint, Milan and other plants are put on the shelves, and there are also fashionable succulents and incense. "There are more expectant mothers or young children at home who come to buy mosquito repellent plants, and of course there are many young consumers. Plant insect repellent is more natural, and it can beautify the home environment.

The owner said when introducing the mosquito repellent plant. In another flower shop, the owner of the flower shop said: "The best sales of mosquito repellent plants are mosquito repellent grass, because it is easy to feed and cheap, so other mosquito repellent plants are less introduced."

Search on **, the mosquito repellent plants in the search results are called "summer mosquito repellent must-haves" and other colorful names, which is really dazzling, but a closer look shows that mosquito repellent grass is still the most common.

This summer, let's plant vs. mosquitoes! Here are a few plants that have a good mosquito repellent effect:

Geranium has a strong vitality. It can be cultivated indoors and outdoors. Generally, the higher the temperature, the stronger the fragrance, and the better the mosquito repellent effect, so summer is the peak period for mosquito repellent.

The seedlings develop quickly, can grow and mature in half a year, and the main branches are gradually lignified in two years, which can be shaped into bonsai, which has a good ornamental value and mosquito repellent effect. Due to the fast growth, it is necessary to change the pot and increase the soil and fertilizer once a year. Geranium geranium prefers warm, moist and sunny environments.

Poor cold tolerance, fear of moisture and high temperatures. In the high temperature season, place it in an outdoor shaded environment; In the colder months, watch it in a brightly lit room. In addition to a little shade in summer, there should be direct sunlight in autumn, winter and spring.

Peppermint is cultivated in most areas, and peppermint, as a wild vegetable for both medicine and food, has increasingly become a well-known green food and nutritional health food in people's daily life. Peppermint is very adaptable and prefers warm, humid and sunny environments with plenty of rainfall.

Wormwood is born in wasteland forests, likes warm and humid climate, drought tolerance, shade tolerance, deep and fertile soil, humus-rich loam soil is the most suitable for growth, and is cultivated in most parts of the country.

Impatiens have strong survivability, good adaptability, and generally have few pests and diseases. It should be watered once a day during the growing season, twice a day in the hot summer, pay attention to drainage on rainy days, and in short, do not dry out or accumulate water in the potting soil.

Lavender needs plenty of sunlight and a humid environment, it can give full sunshine in a better environment, semi-heat resistant, cool, likes warm in winter and cool in summer, should shade at least 50% of the sunlight in summer, and increase ventilation to reduce the ambient temperature.

Pay attention to body odor

The first is to pay attention to personal hygiene, rinse the body in a timely manner, keep the skin clean, and it is best to use less soap in summer baths. In general, mosquitoes like to eat nectar dew, so the probability of being bitten by mosquitoes increases when using items with a floral scent.

Choose the right clothes

Wear light-colored clothing. Aedes mosquito (also known as the Spotted Mosquito) prefers to stop on black clothes. In addition, it is best to wear light-colored cotton clothes that are breathable and sweat-absorbent. If you spend a lot of time outdoors, it is best to wear a long shirt and pants and socks to reduce bites.

Place mosquito repellent plants

Seven mile, Cordyceps, fly plum, mosquito repellent grass, jasmine, mint, etc. These flowers and plants not only have a good mosquito repellent effect, but also are economical and easy to use, and do not cause any harm to the human body. It can also add beauty to the room, purify the air, and place it by the window, which is pleasing to the eye, especially in the hot summer, it will be refreshing and refreshing.

Eat food that repells mosquitoes

Appropriate changes in the body constitution to reduce the acidic concentration of sweat excreted by the body. Usually eat more garlic and foods containing more vitamin B, such as brown rice, beans, dried fruits, hard fruits, peanut kernels, fruits, green vegetables, milk, river fresh, seafood, and animal liver, kidney, brain, lean meat, etc.

Orange bulbs repel mosquitoes

Install orange light bulbs indoors, or put transparent orange cellophane on the bulbs, and mosquitoes will flee for fear of orange light after turning on the light.

Use light to repel mosquitoes

People take advantage of mosquito phototaxis, prefer high temperatures, dark and humidity, and are diurnal and nocturnal. In the summer evening, turn off the indoor lights, open the doors and windows to let mosquitoes fly outside, and then close the screen windows and doors tightly to avoid mosquitoes flying in.