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[Basil] Lavender [Ocimum basilicum] Lavandula augustifolia
Planted in the garden it protects nearby plants from insect attack A headge around the vegie patch will protect from whitefly Around inion patches protects from onion maggots Lavender hedge will stop rabbits from invading Bushes under fruit trees may deter codling moth around native tress repel moths whose larvae are borers Will inhibit ants if planted around walls of your house. Moth and silverfish repellent in the home
Insect Repelling Plants | Herbology
In pots and window boxes against Flies Companion for cabbage, tomato and beans –downy mildew. Basil oil on skin against mozzies Made into spray – aphids, woolly aphids, flies, fruit flies, leaf miners, mozzies, scale, spider mites, thrips, whitefly. Also caterpillars, earwigs, millipedes, pear and cherry slug, pumpkin and other beetles, slaters, spiders and weevils.