Lantanas have vivid clusters of blooms, but did you know they repel mosquitoes, too? When planting them for this reason, ensure you consider this drawback.

The licorice-like scent of petunias is enough to turn off many an insect including aphids, hornworms and squash bugs. The ...

It’s a pretty plant with purple flowers and it is a nice, calming scent – that mosquitoes hate. It can also make a delicious herbal tea. How to grow it: It’s not easy to grow lavender from ...