Often it's small mistakes, some of which you're not even aware of, that result in huge swarms of mosquitoes cavorting in the garden. It is said that the smell of human blood primarily attracts animals. The insects are also attracted to open water bodies. Once you have a mosquito plague in your garden, the following tips will help you combat them in an environmentally friendly way.
How to fight mosquitoes in the garden naturally?
To combat mosquitoes in the garden in an environmentally friendly way, attract predators such as birds, use repellent scents such as lemon balm or lavender and plant mosquito-repellent plants such as scented perlagonia or walnut trees.
Combat measures
- Attract predators to the garden
- Use defensive scents
- growing suitable plants
Attract predators to the garden
By hanging nesting boxes for birds in the garden, you get double the benefit. On the one hand, you contribute to species protection, as the natural habitat of birds is increasingly dwindling. You also provide them with a worthwhile source of food. In return, the birds rid your garden of the mosquito plague. Keeping fish in the pond is also highly recommended. Since mosquitoes often visit the water to breed, you can fight the insects in a completely natural way, for example with koi fish.
Use defensive scents
Some scents are repugnant to mosquitoes. These include:
- Lemon balm
- Lavender
- Laurel Oil
Applied to the skin as an essential oil, always wear your mosquito repellent on your body. Otherwise, put the plants in the bed. You should avoid dark clothing and intense perfume in summer.
Grow suitable plants
In addition to the plants mentioned above, there are other useful insects whose smell drives away mosquitoes:
- Lillibet
- Scented Perlagonia
- Tomato
- Catnip
- Walnut tree
By the way, the plants mentioned not only help against mosquitoes, but also scare away other unwanted insects.
Chemistry is out of the question
As you can see from the methods shown above, there are numerous home remedies that are purely biological in origin. Avoiding fungicides maintains a balanced ecosystem and the he alth of your plants. If these remedies don't work, nature knows how to help itself. Then patience and tolerance take priority over chemical control.
