Ornamental Plants Mosquito Repellent By m adil rasjid | Home - Tue, November 24 2012
- The prolonged dry season like this, the more susceptible mosquito invasion. Besides disturbing sleep, mosquitoes also carry a variety of diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya and malaria. However, repel mosquitoes by anti-mosquito chemical made very risky, especially for those who have small children at home. For that, you can use some of the plants that have the ability to repel mosquitoes. In addition to safe for health and the environment, it is also beautiful plants used as decoration of the room.
Lavender Plant origin the Swiss Alps, it was already known as a raw material of anti-mosquito lotion. Purple flowering plant is not preferred because it contains linalool mosquitoes danlynalyl acetate. To avoid mosquito bites, enough to rub lavender body. Not only as a mosquito repellent, the lavender essential oil content is also often used for aroma therapy. Lavender can be grown in pots. If necessary, put a potted lavender into the room so that mosquitoes are reluctant to come.
Zodia Papua's indigenous plants including the family Rutaceae, which contains a substance that serves as evodiamine danrutaecarpine mosquito blocker that can last for 6 hours. Papuan people's ordinary rubbing leaves on the body before entering the woods to avoid the insects. To avoid the invasion of mosquitoes into the house, put in an access point entry zodia breeze into the room - can also be placed near the fan. A gust of wind will make zodia aroma spread throughout the room and repel mosquitoes. But avoid putting zodia in a small room with limited air circulation, because the aroma zodia can make dizzy.
Geranium (Pelargonium Hortorum) Geranium or pelargonium aka Tread Dara, containing geraniol and citronellol can repel mosquitoes. Planting geraniums in a pot and put it in a place exposed to the wind. When the leaves of Geranium rubbing, scent will smell and make the mosquitoes away. A study showed that extracts of geranium radula able to resist mosquito Aedes aegypti. Only by applying these plant extracts on the body, the dengue-causing mosquitoes away. Remarkably, geranium extract did not cause skin irritation.
Rosemary Rosemary oil producing telon aroma smells like an unwelcome mosquitoes. Tamanan it grows well in the sun, but when necessary Rosemary can be put in the window. To use, rub a needle-shaped leaves on the skin.
Serai Perhaps no one knows if the plants are often used as seasoning is able to kill mosquitoes, because it contains geraniol and citronellal. Because abortion is, plants that enter the type of grass is starting to be used as an anti-mosquito lotion ingredients.
Mosquito Citrosa Plant origin Windmills Affairs has concentrated aromas like lemon so unwelcome insects. Mosquito Citrosa love the sun and do not require special care. But these plants are hard to find in the market.
Marigold (Flower Tai Kotok) Plant with vibrant flowers: yellow, red, and orange are found in Indonesia, and is better known as tai kotok flowers. Marigold has two types, namely Tagetes erecta and Tagetes patula. Awful smell was able to repel mosquitoes. With the beautiful flowers, there is no harm if the marigolds on display in one corner of the room of the house.
Fragrant Root Vetiver can remove undesirable aroma and able to kill the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Vetiver extracts proven to control mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Anopheles aconitus. To repel mosquitoes from homes, planting plants in the yard and feel useless.[mars]
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M Adil Rasjid SEm-adil-rasjid # Sunday, November 25, 2012 7:03:04 PM
By m adil rasjid | Home - Tue, November 24 2012
- The prolonged dry season like this, the more susceptible mosquito invasion. Besides disturbing sleep, mosquitoes also carry a variety of diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya and malaria.
However, repel mosquitoes by anti-mosquito chemical made very risky, especially for those who have small children at home. For that, you can use some of the plants that have the ability to repel mosquitoes. In addition to safe for health and the environment, it is also beautiful plants used as decoration of the room.
Lavender
Plant origin the Swiss Alps, it was already known as a raw material of anti-mosquito lotion. Purple flowering plant is not preferred because it contains linalool mosquitoes danlynalyl acetate. To avoid mosquito bites, enough to rub lavender body.
Not only as a mosquito repellent, the lavender essential oil content is also often used for aroma therapy. Lavender can be grown in pots. If necessary, put a potted lavender into the room so that mosquitoes are reluctant to come.
Zodia
Papua's indigenous plants including the family Rutaceae, which contains a substance that serves as evodiamine danrutaecarpine mosquito blocker that can last for 6 hours. Papuan people's ordinary rubbing leaves on the body before entering the woods to avoid the insects.
To avoid the invasion of mosquitoes into the house, put in an access point entry zodia breeze into the room - can also be placed near the fan. A gust of wind will make zodia aroma spread throughout the room and repel mosquitoes. But avoid putting zodia in a small room with limited air circulation, because the aroma zodia can make dizzy.
Geranium (Pelargonium Hortorum)
Geranium or pelargonium aka Tread Dara, containing geraniol and citronellol can repel mosquitoes. Planting geraniums in a pot and put it in a place exposed to the wind. When the leaves of Geranium rubbing, scent will smell and make the mosquitoes away.
A study showed that extracts of geranium radula able to resist mosquito Aedes aegypti. Only by applying these plant extracts on the body, the dengue-causing mosquitoes away. Remarkably, geranium extract did not cause skin irritation.
Rosemary
Rosemary oil producing telon aroma smells like an unwelcome mosquitoes. Tamanan it grows well in the sun, but when necessary Rosemary can be put in the window. To use, rub a needle-shaped leaves on the skin.
Serai
Perhaps no one knows if the plants are often used as seasoning is able to kill mosquitoes, because it contains geraniol and citronellal. Because abortion is, plants that enter the type of grass is starting to be used as an anti-mosquito lotion ingredients.
Mosquito Citrosa
Plant origin Windmills Affairs has concentrated aromas like lemon so unwelcome insects. Mosquito Citrosa love the sun and do not require special care. But these plants are hard to find in the market.
Marigold (Flower Tai Kotok)
Plant with vibrant flowers: yellow, red, and orange are found in Indonesia, and is better known as tai kotok flowers. Marigold has two types, namely Tagetes erecta and Tagetes patula.
Awful smell was able to repel mosquitoes. With the beautiful flowers, there is no harm if the marigolds on display in one corner of the room of the house.
Fragrant Root
Vetiver can remove undesirable aroma and able to kill the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Vetiver extracts proven to control mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Anopheles aconitus. To repel mosquitoes from homes, planting plants in the yard and feel useless.[mars]