Friends, I am from coastal Andhra Pradesh, India and would like to have some plants having both mosquito repellant and aesthetic significance. Also if possible their availablity in Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Also can somebody detail in how to identify Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium and Chrysanthemum coccineum plants in a nursery....
Thank you very much
شیطرج ہندئ Shaitraj hindi is a plant found in Punjab also known as chita bonti (I don’t know its scientific name)
It is said to be mosquito replant
Lavender, basil, rosemary, and citronella grass are few examples of mosquito repellent plants.
Ocimum sanctum or Thulasi also has repellent action against mosquitoes.
Parasites & Vectors journal. Identification of mosquito repellent odours from Ocimum forskolei. Teun Dekker1*, Rickard Ignell1, Maedot Ghebru2, Robert Glinwood3 and Richard Hopkins3
Phytomedicine. 1994 Sep;1(2):135-9. doi: 10.1016/S0944-7113(11)80031-0.
Mosquito repellent activities of ocimum volatile oils.
Chokechaijaroenporn O1, Bunyapraphatsara N, Kongchuensin S.
Neem, Azadirecta indica, is one such plant having mosquito repellent activity
The essential oil of Coriandrum sativum has a repellent activity similar to DEET.
(http://pharmacologyonline.silae.it/files/archives/2014/vol1/PhOL_2014_1_A07_Benelli.pdf)
The essential oils of the members of the Tegetes spp, such as Tegetes minuta L, Tegetes glandulifera, Tegetes glandulosa. These are herbaceous plants with a wide distribution of the places where they grow. They have been used in their crude form for insects such as mosquitoes repellent in Africa.
There is a lot of online literature on this particular group of plants and its insecticidal and repellent properties
A list of repellents of significant importance;
Basil – Ocimum americanum
Bee Balm – Monarda
Cadaga Tree – Eucalyptus torelliana
Catmint – Nepeta faassenii
Catnip – Nepeta cataria
Cedars – Thuja species
Citronella Grass – Cymbopogon nardus
Clove – Syzygium aromaticum
Floss Flower – Ageratum
Garlic – Allium sativum
Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia
Lemon Balm – Melissa officinalis
Lemon Grass – Cymbopogon citrates
Lemon Scented Geranium – Pelargonium crispum
Lemon Thyme – Thymus vulgaris
Lemon Verbena – Aloysia triphylla
Mexican Marigold – Tagetes lucida
Eucalyptus
Nodding Onion – Allium cernuum
Mint – Mentha
Pineapple weed – Matricaria matricarioides
Pitcher Plant – Nepenthes alata
Wormwood – Artemisia
Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis
Snowbrush – Ceonothus velutinus
Stone root – Collinsonia canadensis
Sweet Fern – Comptonia peregrina
Tansy – Tanacetum vulgare
Tea Tree – Melaleuca
Vanilla Leaf – Achlys triphylla
Wild Bergamot – Mondarda fistulosa
Vanilla Leaf – Achlys triphylla
Ocimum ( scent leaves) species found in the tropics especially South-East Nigeria are good mosquito repellent.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305982253_Insect_Repellent_Properties_of_Melaleuca_alternifolia
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