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 8 plants that repel ants



If ants, ants, and more ants bite you, try a new slope with the following eight plants.


Admiring nature against ants


As we know from the myth of ants and locusts, hard-working ants are often reluctant to destroy. Above all, they help clean up the carcasses of wildlife and hunt down some nasty insects. They aerate the soil, spread the seeds of wildflowers, and protect the larvae of butterflies.


However, ants protect against aphids such as aphids for their nectar and are "herd", not to mention occasionally damaging seedlings and invading homes in search of sweets. To deal with not killing, try to set up the following plants with strong odors to repel ants in or near where you want to repel those pests.


Although the licorice scent of its seeds is used to train foxhounds, anise (pimpinella anisum) does not have the same attractiveness to dogs as it does to ants. USDA Zones are only 6 to 10 hardy and are grown elsewhere annually, reaching a height of 2 feet with lacy white flowers and fern leaves. Uncle, if anise does not make your ants cry, you can still add its leaves to salads and its seeds to bread and desserts.


Catnip


Catnip (Nepeta cataria) can be cat-like, but of course, it does not improve the mood of ants. It is about 3 feet tall and grows with musk gray-green leaves and small white flowers and is USDA zones 3 to 10 hard. However, even if you refuse ants, you can attract every cat nearby! If this plant fails as an insect repellent, you can always dry it for your cats or brew tea yourself.


Chrysanthemum



Chrysanthemums repel ants, some of which contain the toxic pyrethrins present in the flowers. The most frequently used type of pesticide is the Dalmatian daisy (Chrysanthemum or Danacetum cinererifolium). It grows to 5 to 9 inches in USDA zones with fern leaves and small white flowers up to 18 inches. The most colorful alternative is dyed daisy (chrysanthemum or danacetum cosinium), which can grow up to 3 feet in various bright colors with 3 to 7-inch flowers in USDA zones.


Peppermint or spearmint


Although a mint-fresh scent is attractive to humans, it also repels ants. For this purpose, peppermint (Menta x pybrita) or spearmint (Menta spicata) will do. Hardy in USDA zones 3 to 10, these mint usually grows up to 2 feet with unrestricted lavender or pinkish white flowers, respectively. They can also be used to add mint flavor to recipes or to garnish summer drinks. However, keep in mind that plants can be very aggressive if not included.


Pennyroyal


Since it belongs to the mint family, even Penny Royal (Menta Plagium) can give the royal brush-off to ants. It embraces USDA Zones 6 to 9, with flowers usually up to 4 inches long, ranging in color from white to pink-purple. Although sometimes used as an herb, it has more dangerous side effects than most mints, making it a bad penny. So you leave it at that and prefer to have a fresh mint penny instead.


Hot peppers



Plants that produce hot peppers (capsicum anum) may provide you with some protection from ants because those insects are less likely to detect the chemical annoyance of capsaicin. Since chili is only present in fruits rather than leaves, those plants will not have a protective capacity as long as they bear it. Widespread in size and appearance and usually grown annually, peppers USDA Zones 8 to 12 may be perennial.

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