Tired of mosquitos invading your home use natural repellants to defend it.

Although there are a lot of mosquito repellants and traps on the market that guarantee results and claim to be the best, there are a lot of do it yourself mosquito traps and repellants that will offer results without the cost. There are many herbs and flowers that you can grow in your home or in the garden that naturally repel mosquitoes and many household items that can be used to create your own savvy mosquito trap.

The following plants can all be used as mosquito repellants in a couple of different forms. As plants, they simply repel mosquitoes naturally. All you have to do it maintain them. The plants contain natural oil so if you crush them up and rub them on your skin, the oil will act as a mosquito repellant. Also, the plants can be crushed and added to olive oil and spread on the skin. Be sure to try it on a small part of skin before applying it all over to make sure that your skin isn’t sensitive to the product.

Herbs that naturally repel mosquitoes

• Rosemary - Rosemary is a member of the mint family and is a traditional repellant that has been used for hundreds of years to keep mosquitoes away. When grown in pots, it is best kept trimmed to keep it from getting straggly and unsightly, though when grown in a garden, rosemary can grow quite large and still be attractive. It can be propagated from an existing plant by clipping a shoot about 4–6 inches long, stripping a few leaves from the bottom, and planting it directly into soil.

• Horsemint - Horsemint has a scent that is much like citronella. It also goes by the name of lemon bee balm. Horsemint has purple flowers and leaves that give off a lemony, citrus smell. When the leaves are crushed, they exude spicy and highly fragrant oil that repels mosquitoes. Horsemint is somewhat bitter, due to the thymol content in the leaves and buds, and the plant tastes like a mix of spearmint and peppermint.

• Ageratum - Ageratum is a perennial from the Sunflower family. It has fuzzy white and blue flowers that produce coumarin which mosquitoes will flee from. Ageratum grows well in the sun or partial shade, from early summer to first frost. They are quite easy to grow, producing a profusion of fluffy flowers all season long. Ageratum is a low growing plant that gets about 4-6 inches tall and can be grown in full or partial sun. The plants flourish through the middle of the summer keeping you protected for the entire mosquito season.

• Marigolds - Marigolds are not only a very popular natural mosquito repellant but a main ingredient used in a lot of commercial products to repel mosquitoes. They have a musky, pungent scent that is said to deter some common insect pests. Marigolds are an annual plant and need sunshine to grow. They are available in a variety of sizes and shapes and are easily grown from seed at home.

• Catnip - Catnip is among the best naturally repelling mosquito plants available. It contains nepetalactone which is a natural mosquito repellant. Catnip is a perennial herb belonging to the mint family and has heart shaped leaves and white, blue or pink lilac flowers. Catnip oil - which is extracted from the catnip plant through distillation - was found to be more effective than DEET and it took one-tenth as much catnip oil to have the same repellency as DEET. Catnip grows best in sun or partial shade and it is not overly particular about soil conditions, so long as the soil is well-drained.

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