Mosquitoes at home often become a problem. Besides mosquitoes which often roam at night, the mosquitoes that are seen in daylight are often more frightening because it could be the day that mosquitoes can transmit dengue fever. To repel mosquitoes, we can use anti-mosquito drugs circulating in the market. There are a spray form, mosquito coil, and electric mosquito repellent. However, since the anti- mosquito substances are chemicals, they should be restricted and are not accustomed.
Here are natural ways to reduce and drive the mosquitoes out of your home:
• mosquito repellent plants
- Zodia. Plants derived from Papuans have long flat leaves yellowish green. Evodiamine and rutaecarpine substances contained plants mosquitoes are not favored. This fragrance will smell when the wind blows.
- Lavender. the color of the flower is Purple. Lavender flowers are well known and commonly used in the manufacture of mosquito repellent lotion. How to use flowers so our skin does not bitten by mosquitoes is rubbing the flowers on our skin.
- Geranium. Geranium containing geraniol and citronellol causing mosquitoes would not close. How to take advantage of this plant is to be placed in a place exposed to wind, because the scent will smell when geranium leaves rub against each other.
- Serai. Plants including grasses this nation does not like mosquitoes because of substances geraniol and citronellal. Lemongrass extracts have also been used in the manufacture of mosquito repellent lotion with a distinctive aroma.
- Rosemary. The leaves are needle shaped and has a small purple flowers. Used to repel mosquitoes by rubbing leaves rubbed into the skin. Fragrances generated much like the smell eucalyptus oil. This could disrupt the scent of smell and mosquitoes.
