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When used incorrectly, pesticides can pollute water. They also kill beneficial as well as harmful insects. Natural alternatives prevent both of these events from occurring and save you money. Consider using plants that naturally repel insects. These plants have their own chemical defense systems, and when planted among flowers and vegetables, they help keep unwanted insects away. The list below contains a partial list of nature's alternatives. Pest /Plant Repellent

	Ants / mint, tansy, pennyroyal
	Aphids / mint, garlic, chives, coriander, anise
	Bean Leaf Beetle / potato, onion, turnip
	Codling Moth / common oleander
	Colorado Potato Bug / green beans, coriander, nasturtium
	Cucumber Beetle / radish, tansy
	Flea Beetle / garlic, onion, mint
	Imported Cabbage Worm / mint, sage, rosemary, hyssop
	Japanese Beetle / garlic, larkspur, tansy, rue, geranium
	Leaf Hopper / geranium, petunia
	Mexican Bean Beetle / potato, onion, garlic, radish, petunia, marigolds
	Mice / onion
	Root Knot Nematodes / French marigolds
	Slugs prostrate / rosemary, wormwood
	Spider Mites / onion, garlic, cloves, chives
	Squash Bug / radish, marigolds, tansy, nasturtium
	Stink Bug / radish
	Thrips / marigolds
	Tomato Hornworm / marigolds, sage, borage
	Whitefly / marigolds, nasturtium

Lister: Angie
Source: USDA

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