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Plants That Repel Bugs in Vegetable Garden | Stacy Hudson | Better Than Newlyweds

August 1, 2014 by Mrs. Hudson

In an effort to be either frugal, healthy, or both many people take up vegetable gardening! The problem with that is when your plants start to grow little bugs move in too! Below is a list of plants that help keep the little critters away so you can enjoy the fruits…. I mean vegetables… of you labor!

Jeremiah 29:5

 ‘Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce.

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Plant Pests
artemisias repels 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]
basil repels flies, including mosquitoes[2][4] and the carrot fly, plus asparagus beetles and whiteflies[3]
borage repels tomato hornworm and cabbage worms[2]
castor bean repels moles[3]
catnip repels ants, flea beetles, aphids, the Japanese beetle, squash bugs, weevils,[2] the Colorado potato beetle, the cabbage looper,[3] and cockroaches[4]
chamomile repels flying insects[4]
chives repels carrot fly, Japanese beetle,[2] and aphids[3]
chrysanthemums repel roaches, ants, the Japanese beetle, ticks, silverfish, lice, fleas, bedbugs, and root-knot nematodes[2]
citronella grass repels insects, may deter cats[5]
citrosa repels insects,[5] including mosquitoes[4]
clovers repel aphids and wireworms[3]
common lantana repels mosquitoes[1]
coriander repels aphids, Colorado potato beetle, and spider mites[3]
cosmos repel the corn earworm
crown imperial repel rabbits, mice, moles, voles and ground squirrels[6]
dahlias repel nematodes[2]
dill repels aphids, squash bugs, spider mites,[2] the cabbage looper, the tomato hornworm, and the Small White[3]
eucalyptus repels aphids, the cabbage looper, and the Colorado potato beetle[3]
fennel repels aphids, slugs, and snails[3]
fever tea repels mosquitoes[1]
four o’clocks attract and poison the Japanese beetle[2]
French marigold repels whiteflies, kills nematodes[2]
garlic repels aphids, Japanese beetle, carrot fly, codling moth, snails, root maggots,[2] cabbage looper, Mexican bean beetle, peach tree borer, and rabbits[3]
geraniums repel leafhoppers, the corn earworm, and the Small White[3]
hyssop repels the cabbage looper and the Small White[3]
larkspurs repel aphids[3]
lavender repels moths, fleas, and flies, including mosquitoes[4]
leek repels carrot fly[3]
lemon balm repels mosquitoes[4]
lemon thyme repels mosquitoes[4]
lettuce repels carrot fly[3]
lime basil repels mosquitoes[1]
Mexican marigold repels insects and rabbits[2]
myrrh repels insects[5]
narcissus repel moles[3]
nasturtiums repel whiteflies, squash bugs,[2] aphids, many beetles, and the cabbage looper[3]
onion repels rabbits, the cabbage looper, and the Small White[3]
oregano repellent to many pests[3]
parsley repels asparagus beetles[3]
peppermint repels aphids, cabbage looper, flea beetles, squash bugs, whiteflies, and the Small White[3]
petunias repel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers,[2] and squash bugs[3]
pitcher plants traps and ingests insects
radish repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles[3]
rosemary repels cabbage looper, carrot fly, slugs, snails, and the Mexican bean beetle[3]
rue repels cucumber and flea beetles
spearmint repels fleas, moths, ants, beetles, rodents,[4] aphids, squash bugs, and the cabbage looper[3]
spiny amaranth repels cutworms
stone root repels mosquitoes[5]
summer savory repels bean beetles[3]
tansy repels ants, many beetles and flies, squash bugs, cutworms, Small White, and Cabbage White[3]
thyme repels cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, corn earworm, whiteflies, tomato hornworm, and Small White
tobacco repels carrot fly and flea beetles[3]
tomato repels asparagus beetles[3]
venus flytrap ingests insects[4]

 

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