Plants Which act As Natural Insect Deterrents
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Many tortoise keepers have problems with ants and other insects entering a tortoise's enclosure. We hope this list will help you to find natural items to plant on the OUTSIDE perimeter of your animal's enclosures, instead of resorting to the use of pesticides. All species of chelonia are very sensitive to pesticides!!
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| Plant Name | Repels the following insects |
| Garlic | Bores, beetles, aphids and spider mites |
| Onion | Flying and crawling insects |
| Chives | Flying and crawling insects |
| Shoo-Fly Plant (Nicandra physalodes) | White flies |
| Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium) Perennial | Flying and crawling insects |
| Orange Osage-Hedge apple (Maclura pomifera) | Roaches, ants, crickets, spiders, and fleas |
| Basil | Flies, mosquitoes |
| Gopher spruge. (Euphorbia Latyrus) | Gophers |
| English Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) Perennial | Ticks |
| Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) Biennial / Perennial | Flying and crawling insects |
| Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) Perennial | Moths, mosquitoes, fleas |
| Mountain tobaccco: (Attenuata) | Flying and crawling insects |
| Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) Perennial. | Ants and moths |
| Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) Perennial. | Moths |
| Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Perennial. | Ants, aphids, cabbage lopers, flea beetles, cabbage worms, squash bugs and white flies |
| Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) Perennial. | Fleas and ticks |
