African marigold |
Reduces nematode |
Anise |
Deters aphids, fleas, reduces cabbage worm |
Alfalfa |
Reduces corn wireworm |
Basil |
Controls a variety of pests |
Black nightshade |
Reduces Colorado beetle |
Borage |
Attracts bees, reduces Japanese beetle on
potato and deters tomato hornworm |
Broccoli |
Reduces striped cucumber beetle |
Caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyrus) |
Deters moles |
Carrot |
Deters onion fly |
Caster bean (Ricinis communis) |
Controls moles, mosquitos and nematodes |
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) |
Deters ants, aphids, Colorado beetle,
darkling beetle, flea beetle, Japanese beetle, squash bugs and weevil |
Celery |
Deters cabbage butterfly |
Chives |
Deters blackspot on roses, Japanese
beetle, discourages insects climbing fruit trees |
Chrysanthemum |
Reduces nematodes |
Clover |
Deters cabbage root fly |
Coriander |
Deters Colorado beetle |
Cotton Lavender |
Deters corn wireworm and southern rootworm |
Corn (Zea mays) |
Reduces striped cucumber beetle |
Dandelion |
Repels Colorado beetle |
Dead nettle (Lamium album) |
Deters potato bugs |
Dill |
Repels aphids and spider mite |
Elderberry (Sambucus) |
General insect repellent |
Eucalyptus |
General insect repellent |
Fennel |
Deters aphids |
French marigold |
Deters Mexican bean beetle and nematodes |
Garlic |
General insect repellent, deters Japanese
beetle |
Horseradish |
Deters Colorado beetle |
Hyssop |
Repels flea beetle and insect larvae |
Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) |
Reduces Willamette mite on vines |
Leek |
Deters carrot root fly |
Marigold (Tagetes) |
Reduces nematodes and cabbage pests |
Milkweed (Asclepias) |
Deters aphids |
Mustard |
Reduces aphids |
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) |
Reduces aphid, cabbage worm, Colorado
beetle. Deters squash bugs and whitefly |
Onion |
Deters Colorado beetle and carrot fly |
Petunia |
Repela Mexican bean beetle, potato bugs
and squash bugs |
Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis) |
Deters asparagus beetle and tomato
hornworm |
Potato |
Deters Mexican bean beetle |
Radish |
Deters cucumber beetle, root flies, vine
borers and many other pests |
Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) |
Reduces flea beetle |
Rue (Ruta graveolens) |
Deters beetles and fleas |
Rosemary |
Deters bean beetle, cabbage moth, carrot
fly and many other insect pests |
Rye (Secale) |
Reduces nematodes |
Sage |
Deters cabbage moth, cabbage worm and root
maggots |
Savory |
Deters Mexican bean beetle |
Scorzonera |
Deters carrot fly |
Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum) |
Deters cabbage moth and carrot fly |
Soybean |
Deters corn earworm and crn borers |
Spurry (Spergula arvensis) |
Reduces aphid, caterpillar and root worms |
Sudan grass (Sorghum sudanense) |
Reduces Willamette mite on vines |
Tansy |
Deters many insects including ants,
aphids, cabbage worm, Colorado beetle and squash bugs |
Thyme |
Deters cabbage loopers, cabbage worms and
whitefly |
Tomato |
Deters loopers, flea beetles on cabbage |
Wormwood (Artemisia) |
General insecticide: deters mice and other
rodents, slugs and snails |