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What Lavender Can Do To Keep Mosquitoes Away From Your Home
By SARAH COGGAN
A mosquito on a plant
Mosquitoes transmit viruses like Zika and parasites like Malaria by feeding on infected mammals, then feeding on healthy ones. Thankfully, lavender can drive mosquitoes away.
A woman smelling lavender
Planting, spraying, or wearing lavender can be effective in repelling the blood-loving insects. While people adore the scent of the purple flower, mosquitoes utterly hate it.
Potted lavender on a shelf near a window
Lavender is a beginner-friendly flower, and growing lavender near doorways and windows will be a fragrant barrier that mosquitoes won’t want to cross.
Lavender flowers and lavender oil
A DIY spray with ten drops of lavender oil per ounce of water is also a simple indoor solution. Mix the ingredients in a spray bottle and mist areas prone to mosquitoes.