While most prime are pollinated by insects , some varieties not only fail to attract hemipteron but go so far as to repulse them . While even these flowers ordinarily attract a few helpful insects , they keep off so many harmful metal money that they can be plant in your garden as a protective measure for your vegetables .

Chrysanthemums

Although harmless to humans and mammal , chrysanthemum are deadly tomany speciesof insects . The squash , dry petals have been used as a natural insecticide for century , but the live plant life also repels some type of bugs . White chrysanthemums in peculiar are famous for keeping away Japanese mallet , those nettlesome ladybird beetle lookalikes that often swarm near the closing of summertime .

Geraniums

The geranium is a flower that attracts some harmful bugs but repels others , a feature film that can be put to good use in a garden . Because Japanese beetles and clams worms will do anything they can to debar the bloom , geraniums forge a veritable barrier of defense mechanism for white pepper , tomatoes , cabbage , rosebush , corn and even grape when planted nearby . Beet leafhopper , on the other hand , are extremely draw in to geranium , provide them to do as a distraction from more important plants .

Lavender

Lavender is know to repel both moths and flea , and is even capable of doing so when cut and dried . When embed near produce , the flowers can protect it from other harmful bugs , as well . Whiteflies will not touch veggie when lavender is grow nearby , and the codling moth , a scourge of fruit trees , will avoid any such trees that have lavender planted around the base .

Pennyroyal

Crushed pennyroyal leave , rubbed on your peel , will repel a full motley of pests , including fly , mosquitoes , gnat , chiggers and ticks . The unrecorded bloom additionally frightens off fleas , making it a unmistakably useful bug - repelling industrial plant . Caution must be exercised , however , because insects are not the only creatures for whom pennyroyal is harmful . Pennyroyal is poisonous to cats , for example .

Petunias

The petunia is another herculean bug repellent — petunia Camellia sinensis can even be used as a spray to keep away insects . Among the many coinage that find the petunia distasteful are Mexican bean beetles , asparagus beetles , tomato worm , Brassica oleracea maggot , leafhopper , aphid , flea and ticks . Any veggie planted near petunias is sure to be protect from a all-inclusive variety of pests .

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