Using indoor plants you protect your home from mosquitoes and other insects.
Mosquitoes can ruin not only camping, but also to deprive the rest in your own home. Of course, you can use the fumigators, but it is not always appropriate when a child in the house. Fortunately, in nature there are enough flavors that are not transmitted by mosquitoes, writes the Chronicle.Info with reference to My child.
It is known that mosquitoes identify where is their sacrifice on several parameters, one of which is smell. Moreover, scientists have shown that warm-blooded emitted carbon dioxide, the mosquitoes feel at a distance up to 50 meters. Some aromatic plants, releasing into the air essential oils for mosquitoes are so disgusting that they can get from your blood.
Geranium
A great plant that will long and unjustly been declared a sign of “middle class”. Pelargonium is the second name of geranium, a wonderful plant – very unpretentious, beautiful blossoms, grouped in bunches of flowers and leaves, if you mash them up, emit a delicate aroma reminiscent of the smell of carrots, which is absolutely not transmitted by mosquitoes. By the way, in the room where growing geraniums, rarely fly flies and midges.
Basil
To grow Basil on the balcony or window sill is not difficult, even an inexperienced gardener. And the benefits will be exceptional – mosquitoes do not like the smell of Basil leaves, well, partly they can be used for salad.
Melissa and peppermint
For mosquitoes volatile emitted by these plants is extremely unpleasant – they prefer to fly around the side Windows, which grow mint and lemon balm. If you can’t grow these in pots fragrant repellents, it is possible to use dried leaves and even aromatic oil. Per person the aroma of mint and lemon balm has a calming effect – thus, a double benefit. But if the mosquito still bite the child, a mint leaf or lemon balm will help reduce swelling and ease itching.
Lavender
Blue flowers of lavender in addition to a pleasant smell will please the eye. Plant lavender seeds on the balcony, under the window, if you live on the ground floor or in a private house, and the mosquitoes will forget to you road. You can spread out around the room dried lavender bunches – the effect is not as obvious as from the fresh plant, but the mosquitoes still don’t like it. Lavender helps to get rid not only from mosquitoes but also from flies, midges and even moths.
Rosemary
Rosemary we know as a spice, ideal for cooking meat. But, it turns out, this spice has another mission – to deter mosquitoes. To grow rosemary in a pot is easy enough to sow the seeds and watered regularly. In the end we get two in one — a fresh seasoning and a natural repellent.
Calendula
Or as it was called the flower of our grandmothers – marigolds. Yellow blossoms and the carved leaves have antibacterial properties – no wonder it is the tincture of calendula one of the best remedies when mosquito bites. But it turns out, planted flowers on the balcony of calendula can prevent insects to enter the house.
In addition to living plants to deter pesky mosquitoes will help the aromatic oils of cypress, eucalyptus, tea tree. Insects do not like the smell of cloves (that spice) and anise.
