What plants repel mosquitoes? How effective is mosquito repellent made from mosquito repellent plant extracts?

Summer is here and mosquitoes are raging. Especially if you keep some flowers and plants at home, they are also very attractive to mosquitoes. In fact, some plants have the function of repelling mosquitoes. These plants emit a special scent from their leaves or flowers to repel mosquitoes.

What plants repel mosquitoes?

Geranium

It has an odor release system that releases substances such as citronellic acid in the body into the air to achieve a mosquito repellent effect.

Wormwood

A perennial herb with a strong aroma. When used as medicine, it has the effects of reducing inflammation, stopping bleeding, relieving asthma and relieving miscarriage. The moxa sticks made from it can also be used for moxibustion. It also relies on scent to repel mosquitoes.

Tuberose

Shrubs with mostly yellow-green flowers. The fragrance is overwhelming at night, hence the name Tuberose. But it should not be placed indoors as it may affect people’s breathing. Its flowers bloom in summer, and the fragrance it emits is particularly frightening to mosquitoes, so it is particularly good for repelling mosquitoes.

Lavender

Herbs. It can be used to refine essential oils and is particularly popular among aromatherapists. Its essential oils can soothe people’s nervous system and mood, thereby improving people’s sleep. Essential oils can also promote skin cell regeneration and balance oil secretion, making them a great skin care product. It is also an excellent mosquito repellent. Sprinkle it on your hair or skin.

Cordyceps

Herbs. Its leaves can catch mosquitoes, flies and other insects lying on it. That’s why it’s called Cordyceps. It attracts mosquitoes and catches them killing them.

Mint

Mint leaves are wrinkled and have many hairs, which can absorb indoor dust, purify the air, and also have the effect of refreshing and repelling mosquitoes.

Pyrethrum

Pyrethrum is poisonous to a variety of insects such as mosquitoes, flies, bed bugs and cockroaches. Insects become over-excited, lose movement, become knocked down quickly, and become paralyzed within 1-2 minutes after being exposed to pyrethrins. However, some insects can recover after 1 day. Pyrethrum is a typical neurotoxin. It acts directly on the excitable membrane and interferes with the ion conduction of the membrane. It mainly affects the sodium channel of the nerve membrane, delaying the disappearance of the increase in sodium conduction during excitation, causing the transmembrane sodium ion current to be prolonged, causing sensory nerve damage. There is recurrent activity of fibers and motor axons, brief nerve cell depolarizations and sustained muscle contractions. At high concentrations, it inhibits ion conduction in the nerve membrane and blocks excitement.

Are mosquito repellent plant extracts effective as mosquito repellent?

At last year’s Rio Olympics, there was a functional fabric that attracted much attention – anti-mosquito clothing. What deserves attention is that golf has returned to the Olympic family after 112 years! In the competition of this Olympic event, the anti-mosquito-treated uniforms of Korean contestants are still fresh in people’s minds; why can this anti-mosquito golf uniform be on the highly anticipated competition field? It is understood that the raw material of this MOSPASS® anti-mosquito finishing agent is natural Permethrin extracted from plants: a highly efficient and low-toxic insecticide, used to prevent and control health pests and livestock pests. It has a strong insecticidal effect. A very low concentration can cause poisoning and death of pests), and it is an environmentally friendly substance that is harmless to the human body.

Extended reading

MOSPASS® is a natural ecological mosquito repellent finishing agent, the exclusive agent! It can be widely used in anti-mosquito finishing of golf, fishing, yoga and other outdoor clothing fabrics;

MOSPASS® multifunctionality: prevent mosquito bites, prevent bacterial diseases, avoid dust mites, etc.;

MOSPASS® naturalness: green Permethrin, phytoncide extract, olive oil extract, Cosmetic raw materials, other ingredients harmless to the human body;

Advantages of MOSPASS®: Mosquito isolation rate is >90%, antibacterial property is >99%, and it still has anti-mosquito effect after being washed more than 10-30 times.

Test rendering after MOSPASS® treatment