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Repel Mosquitos With These Scientifically-Approved Plants

By Abby Parks

Published February 12, 2025 Runtime 1:25

With every breath you exhale outdoors, you are leaving a carbon monoxide trail for mosquitoes to follow straight to you. Mosquitoes can smell carbon monoxide from 150 feet away! They also love the scent of sweat and beauty products – so does that mean you have no choice but to sacrifice your blood to these pests? The answer is no; some smells confuse the mosquitoes’ sensitive scent receptors to keep them at bay! Watch this video to learn how to use plants to repel mosquitos and which ones to use.

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).

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