Stop in any garden center and you’ll find mosquito-repelling plants such as citrosa, lavender, mint, and lemon balm that promise to keep mosquitoes away when you’re enjoying outdoor activities in your ...

Discover the top 15 plants that naturally repel mosquitoes in your garden! From fragrant lavender to vibrant marigolds, these beautiful plants not only enhance your outdoor space but also keep pesky ...

Anyone who enjoys the outdoors in Southeast Texas, especially during the warmer months, is forced to contend with one of nature’s most extreme annoyances — the mosquito. It’s amazing to me how such a ...

Mosquitoes not only cause nuisance but can also carry a number of diseases like Dengue, Malaria, and Chikungunya. Even though ...

Now that we’re into the mosquito season and we’d like to enjoy family time outdoors, repelling mosquitoes is on all of our minds. None of us likes chemical-smelling mosquito repellents, so it’s ...

A mosquito sits on the leaf of a plant - Brett_hondow/Getty Images When summer comes around, so does your desire to go outside and enjoy everything nature has to offer. Well, you might not enjoy ...

Time outdoors is time well spent—at least in my opinion—especially when local weather patterns cooperate or when it’s not too hot to work outside. For the most part, my weekends are devoted to ...

We all look forward to the weather warming up, but there’s one tradeoff for temperatures over 50 degrees: mosquitoes! Buzzing past your ear, leaving welts on your ankles, entering your room invisibly ...

Adding mosquito-repelling plants to your garden or home can provide a natural and pleasant-smelling alternative to chemical repellents. Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance; they can carry ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered a smell receptor in mosquitoes that detects the plant compound borneol and triggers an immediate ...