List of pest-repelling plants

This list of pest-repelling plants includes plants used for their ability to repel insects, nematodes, and other pests. They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households.

Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results.[1]

The essential oils of many plants are also well known for their pest-repellent properties. Oils from the families Lamiaceae (mints), Poaceae (true grasses), and Pinaceae (pines) are common haematophagous insect repellents worldwide.[1]

Plants that can be planted or used fresh to repel pests include:

PlantPests
artemisiasrepels insects,[2] including ants, cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, carrot fly, codling moth, flea beetles, whiteflies, the Cabbage White, and the Small White, as well as mice[3]
basilrepels flies, including mosquitoes[2][4] the carrot fly, asparagus beetles and whiteflies[3]
boragerepels tomato hornworm and cabbage worms[2]
castor beanrepels moles[3]
catniprepels ants, flea beetles, aphids, the Japanese beetle, squash bugs, weevils,[2] the Colorado potato beetle, the cabbage looper,[3] and cockroaches.[4] May attract cats.
chamomilerepels flying insects[4]
chivesrepels carrot fly, Japanese beetle,[2] and aphids[3]
chrysanthemumsrepel roaches, ants, the Japanese beetle, ticks, silverfish, lice, fleas, bedbugs, and root-knot nematodes[2]
citronella grassrepels insects, may deter cats[5]
citrosaproven not to repel mosquitoes[6]
cloversrepel aphids and wireworms[3]
common lantanarepels mosquitoes[1]
corianderrepels aphids, Colorado potato beetle, and spider mites[3]
cosmosrepel the corn earworm
crown imperialrepel rabbits, mice, moles, voles and ground squirrels[7]
dahliasrepel nematodes[2]
dillrepels aphids, squash bugs, spider mites,[2] the cabbage looper, and the Small White[3]
epazote repels spider mites,[8] thrips aphids, and whitefly[9]
eucalyptusrepels aphids, the cabbage looper, and the Colorado potato beetle[3]
fennelrepels aphids, slugs, and snails[3]
fever tearepels mosquitoes[1]
four o'clocksattract and poison the Japanese beetle[2]
French marigoldrepels whiteflies, kills nematodes[2]
garlicrepels root maggots,[2] cabbage looper, Mexican bean beetle, and peach tree borer.
geraniumsrepel leafhoppers, the corn earworm, and the Small White[3]
hyssoprepels the cabbage looper and the Small White[3]
larkspursrepel aphids[3]
lavenderrepels moths, scorpions, water scorpions, fleas, and flies, including mosquitoes[4]
leekrepels carrot fly[3]
lemongrassrepels mosquitoes[10]
lemon balmrepels mosquitoes[4]
lemon thymerepels mosquitoes[4]
lettucerepels carrot fly[3]
lime basilrepels mosquitoes[1]
Mexican marigoldrepels insects and rabbits[2]
myrrhrepels insects[5]
narcissusrepel moles[3]
nasturtiumsrepel squash bugs,[2] aphids (though there is conflicting information with some sources stating it attracts aphids),[11] many beetles, and the cabbage looper[3]
onionrepels rabbits, the cabbage looper, and the Small White[3]
oreganorepellent to many pests[3]
parsleyrepels asparagus beetles[3]
peppermintrepels aphids, cabbage looper, flea beetles, squash bugs, whiteflies, and the Small White[3]
petuniasrepel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers,[2] and squash bugs[3]
pitcher plantstraps and ingests insects
radishrepels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles[3]
rosemaryrepels cabbage looper, carrot fly, cockroaches and mosquitoes,[12] slugs, snails, as well as the Mexican bean beetle[3]
russian sagerepels wasps
ruerepels cucumber and flea beetles
Sarracenia pitcher plantsare especially proficient at trapping yellowjacket wasps
spearmintrepels fleas, moths, ants, beetles, rodents,[4] aphids, squash bugs, and the cabbage looper[3]
spiny amaranthrepels cutworms
stone rootrepels mosquitoes[5]
summer savoryrepels bean beetles[3]
tansyrepels ants, many beetles and flies, squash bugs, cutworms, Small White, and Cabbage White[3]
thymerepels cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, corn earworm, whiteflies, tomato hornworm, and Small White
tobaccorepels carrot fly, flea beetles and worms.[3]
tomatorepels asparagus beetles[3]
venus flytrapingests insects[4]

References
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  2. Hummel, K. Use plants for pest control. Archived 2015-02-14 at the Wayback Machine Coles County Yard and Garden. University of Illinois Extension.
  3. "Companion Planting" (PDF). Cornell Cooperative Extension. Chemung County. May 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2014.
  4. Clarke, C. Indoor pest-repellent plants. SFGate: San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. Plants help keep mosquitoes away. Colorado State University & Denver County Extension Master Gardener. 2010.
  6. "Mosquito Plant, Pelargonium Citrosum - The Citrosa Plant". 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  7. Diana Beresford-Kroeger. A Garden for Life: The Natural Approach to Designing, Planting, and Maintaining a North Temperate Garden. p. 171. ISBN 9780472030125.
  8. Chiasson, H.; Bostanian, N. J.; Vincent, C. (August 2004). "Acaricidal properties of a Chenopodium-based botanical". Journal of Economic Entomology. 97 (4): 1373–1377. doi:10.1093/jee/97.4.1373. ISSN 0022-0493. PMID 15384350.
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  11. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/FLOWERS/nasturtium.html
  12. "5 Herbs That Keep Bugs Away". 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
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