In the summer, no outdoor place seems safe from mosquitoes. You can't even survive on your own terrace without defensive measures. Fortunately, there are enough of them. You even have the freedom to choose whether you wear the protection directly on your body or whether you drive the insects out of the garden completely with a local mosquito repellent. Read here which remedies effectively help against mosquitoes.
What helps against mosquitoes in the garden?
Effective methods against mosquitoes in the garden include planting mosquito-repellent plants such as scented pelargonium, basil and lemongrass, as well as attracting natural predators such as birds, frogs and fish. Avoiding standing water and moving garden ponds also help.
Opportunities
- Suitable plants
- Predators
Suitable plants
Many plants contain essential oils, the smell of which mosquitoes cannot stand. If you plant these in your beds, the insects will automatically take off. Useful varieties include:
- Scented pelargonium, ideal for repelling mosquitoes on the balcony
- Basil, a versatile herb that also has culinary benefits
- Lemon monard, intense pink-red flowering plant that attracts bumblebees and bees to the garden instead of mosquitoes
- Catnip, is often eaten by cats, flowers beautifully purple, resembles lavender, also attracts bumblebees and bees
- Lemongrass, smells intensely of lemon, if you rub the stalks the aroma spreads particularly strongly
- Tomato, not only a must in the vegetable patch because of its taste, but only develops its effect in the immediate surroundings
Predators
By hanging nesting aids for birds in the garden or attracting mosquitoes' natural predators by planting bushes with nutritious berries, you are also making a valuable contribution to bird protection. As a thank you, the visitors peck the mosquitoes out of the grass. Frogs or fish are also suitable for mosquito control. Since the insects primarily breed in garden ponds, the aquatic inhabitants disturb them when they are laying their eggs. The animals also cause water movement so that the mosquito larvae cannot stay on the surface of the water and drown.
Prevention
For the reason mentioned above, you should avoid standing water in the garden. Cover your rain barrel and add a layer of gravel to the pot saucer. This is how you prevent standing irrigation water. If your garden pond is too small to keep frogs or fish, a small fountain is an alternative.
