Plenty of plants have a reputation for keeping mosquitoes away—including fragrant lavender, beloved for its easy-growing nature and aromatic foliage and flowers. But can you use lavender plants in ...

Keeping buzzing insects away when you enjoy time outside in the backyard or front porch is a top priority. Some plants are known to help repel bugs and are worth planting in the garden as a natural ...

Certain plants can help deter pests, such as mosquitoes and flies, in the garden. These plants possess aromatic properties or essential oils that repel pests. Lavender, basil, catnip, mint, garlic, ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mosquitoes are manifesting in this wet spring, and before you lather up the stinky bug spray, let's look into a viewer-suggester natural alternative. Both an NIH-published study on ...

Do mosquito-repellent plants really work? Buzzing past your ear as you lounge on the patio, leaving welts on your kids’ ankles as they play in the grass, preventing you from sleeping with their ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. You really can’t go ...

Mosquitoes are a part of our natural environment, but nobody wants their bites to interrupt quality time spent hiking in the great outdoors or enjoying an evening bonfire on the beach. When it comes ...

Lavender and other aromatic herbs repel mosquitoes through their essential oils. Crushing the leaves releases oils—planting alone won’t do the trick. Use repellents with these oils for a natural way ...