Are there plants i could easily cultivate to discourage certain types of insects from hanging around? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 days ago by Acute_Engles@hexbear.net to c/gardening@hexbear.net

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I've recently moved apartments and the architecture is such that lots of flies get trapped in a loop near my back sliding door. It's sometimes dozens or more just spinning in a circle.

I was fortunate to get a unit with ample growing space and was hoping there's some kind of flower or plant that flies will avoid before getting trapped in the doom spiral.

I can catch one of them in a safe bug net and take a picture if needed.

Thanks in advance

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[-] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago

Catnip (not catmint, though) is an extremely effective insect repellent. Nepetalactone is an insect irritant more effective than DEET.

[-] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

You just end up with stray cats rolling around in your garden patch..... So win win I guess

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Mint too but it'll take over

[-] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago

Just grow it in a container

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah that's what I do I have a little jungle of containers on our apartment patio

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Never even heard of catmint tbh

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