Mosquitoes in the garden: How to drive annoying insects off the terrace with lemon and cinnamon
Created: 06/22/2022Updated: 06/22/2022 11:36 am
By: Andrea Stettner
Mosquitoes can be a real plague in the garden in summer.
We'll show you how to drive away the little bloodsuckers - or even prevent them altogether.
A glorious summer evening, perfect for relaxing on the terrace, and then that:
mosquitoes
.
Especially in warm, humid weather, the little animals seem to multiply explosively.
To protect yourself from the bloodsuckers and their itchy bites, all sorts of insect repellents are commercially available.
Mosquitoes can also be driven out of the garden or even prevented naturally using simple home remedies.
We will show you how this works below.
Insecticides are not even necessary if you drive the bloodsuckers out of the garden with home remedies.
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Mosquitoes in the garden: three tips to keep mosquitoes away
Avoid breeding sites:
So that mosquitoes
do not even feel at home in their garden and multiply happily there if they do not offer mosquitoes any opportunity for breeding sites.
The insects multiply in large numbers in standing water, for example in the garden pond, but also in rain barrels or filled watering cans.
Therefore, always cover rain barrels
and distribute collected rainwater in the bed as soon as possible.
Bird baths should also be emptied and cleaned once a week.
Fish or water features
that keep the water surface moving
help against mosquito larvae in the garden pond .
The latter prevents egg laying.
Scents:
Once the mosquitoes have hatched and are buzzing around happily in the garden, you can only fend them off.
Scents in particular have proven to be a natural mosquito repellent, be it in the form of candles or oil for fragrance lamps.
Try lemon, cinnamon, bergamot, eucalyptus, cedar, sandalwood or neem.
Incidentally, cinnamon has also proven itself as a household remedy against ants in raised beds.
Plants:
Also certain garden plants
but give off scents that mosquitoes don't like at all.
Plants such as
lavender, catnip, peppermint, scented geraniums
or tomato plants are suitable for mosquito repellent.
Incidentally, you should always take good care of tomatoes so that they not only repel mosquitoes, but also carry off a rich harvest.
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Caution: These scents attract mosquitoes
However, you should not attract mosquitoes unintentionally the other way round either.
The nuisances
love sweat and sweet perfumes
.
Before you settle down on your terrace in the garden after gardening in the evening, it is best to take a shower.
Dark clothing also
magically attracts mosquitoes
, which is why you should prefer light-colored tops and trousers.
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