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Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:43 pm
by Anchor Moy
I'm looking for some plants that repel mosquitoes that I could grow on the balcony. In temperate climates they use geraniums - pretty sure they wouldn't grow in Cambodia though.
So, does anyone have any handy hints on something that I could grow in a pot here ? Lemongrass perhaps ?
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:20 pm
by Pizzalover
Yup, Lemongrass. At my old place, the mosquitos of the neighborhood came over for a dinner reception and liked to stay for breakfast.
Right now I am sitting in a room with an open door and no screens. Not one caller
3 rows of Lemon grass around the wall do the trick. I would not believe how well it works had I not made this experience.
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:32 pm
by Mrs Stroppy
Thank you, it's a huge problem here as well!
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:36 pm
by Anchor Moy
Pizzalover wrote:Yup, Lemongrass. At my old place, the mosquitos of the neighborhood came over for a dinner reception and liked to stay for breakfast.
Right now I am sitting in a room with an open door and no screens. Not one caller
3 rows of Lemon grass around the wall do the trick. I would not believe how well it works had I not made this experience.
That sounds awesome. Thank you.
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:20 pm
by PSD-Kiwi
Yep, definitely lemongrass. Very easy to grow also, and handy to have fresh for when cooking.
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:22 pm
by Joker Poker
Yeah, they really are a problem. We've taken to sleeping with a net now as you just can't seem to get all the little bastards.
There was a recent article on about drug-resistant malaria - probably in the CD. I was going to post it but the site wasn't working at the time.
Anyway here's something similar, although I think the original did mention Cambodia.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014 ... aria-burma
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:41 pm
by frank lee bent
i love those electric tennis racquet zappers.
striking demonstration of how some ppl are much more attractive to mossies than others.
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:01 pm
by Anchor Moy
frank lee bent wrote:i love those electric tennis racquet zappers.
striking demonstration of how some ppl are much more attractive to mossies than others.
They are the greatest - I even grilled a cockroach last night !
Do you have them in Oz? They are illegal in some countries.
Too dangerous ?
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:07 pm
by Duncan
Anchor Moy wrote:frank lee bent wrote:i love those electric tennis racquet zappers.
striking demonstration of how some ppl are much more attractive to mossies than others.
They are the greatest - I even grilled a cockroach last night !
Do you have them in Oz?
They are illegal in some countries.
Too dangerous ?
Saw some in a camping shop.....$19.95 ea
Re: Anti-mosquito plants ?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:51 pm
by Yobbo
Duncan wrote:Anchor Moy wrote:frank lee bent wrote:i love those electric tennis racquet zappers.
striking demonstration of how some ppl are much more attractive to mossies than others.
They are the greatest - I even grilled a cockroach last night !
Do you have them in Oz?
They are illegal in some countries.
Too dangerous ?
Saw some in a camping shop.....$19.95 ea
Bought mine on ebay!