citronella
香茅
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New machines designed to release sprays based on citronella oil or geraniol, another plant-derived repellent with a sweet, rosy odor, also are available.
a fragrant natural oil used as an insect repellent and in perfume and soap manufacture.
The citronella , or mosquito plant, is a scented geranium related to the common garden geranium.
the southern Asian grass from which the citronella oil is obtained.
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The 'citronella' , or mosquito plant, is a scented geranium related to the common garden geranium.
When I go outside and smell more burning leaves than 'citronella' candles, it can only mean fall is here, and that winter and spring aren't too far behind.
'citronella' candles
Some herbs that repel fleas include: juniper, pennyroyal, 'citronella' , eucalyptus, cedar and Canadian fleabane.
You can illuminate your garden with a selection of wooden or metal lanterns, colour-changing lily pad lights or bright, 'citronella' bucket candles.
Substances that cats find aversive include 'citronella' , perfumes, solid air fresheners, citrus, aloe, and eucalyptus oil.
The night air is acrid with the scent of hundreds of 'citronella' candles.
Essential oils from allspice, basil, cedar, cinnamon, 'citronella' , garlic, geranium, lavender, pennyroyal, peppermint, pine, rosemary, and thyme have been reported to have repellent properties.
And today candles made with oil from 'citronella' grass help keep the bugs away from backyard barbecues.
Fill the bionic bug's head with 'citronella' lamp oil, light the wick, and watch all attackers turn and flee for their lives.
Jam laced with derris, camphor, 'citronella' or pepper also makes an effective bait.
The research station has succeeded in making 400 lemon grass germ plasm collections, 21 pamarosa collections, 8 vetiver collections and 18 'citronella' collections.
First thing you are going to need are mosquito coils or 'citronella' candles to keep away the winged blood-suckers.
Herbal flea collars containing essential oils such as pennyroyal, eucalyptus and 'citronella' can also prevent fleas and ticks from landing on your pet.
While some products utilize natural repellents such as lemongrass or 'citronella' , they don't protect you for long.
It has combined pure vegetable wax with 'citronella' (an essential oil) and hemp seed oil to create a toxic-free summer evening.
A string hammock, 'citronella' candles, a hiking staff, bug spray and face net, sunscreen, sunglasses and bathing suit reminded them of the warm climate she was used to, and suddenly they felt colder for it.
Many essential oils including 'citronella' , lavender, and peppermint act as a natural repellent against insects.
She has suggested 'citronella' candles to combat stress.
And even though I wasn't there to buy things for the new house, but to purchase things to get out of this one, I tucked a small, bright orange 'citronella' candle into the cart.
I snuck out of my family's rented cottage one hot August night and wandered until I happened upon a scene lit by flickering tiki torches and glowing 'citronella' sticks.
Most use 'citronella oil' as a primary bug deterrent, but some contain long lists of ‘essential’ ingredients.
New machines designed to release sprays based on 'citronella oil' or geraniol, another plant-derived repellent with a sweet, rosy odor, also are available.
This product consists of clay pellets impregnated with a blend of 'citronella oils' which cats detest.
Repellent candles or lamps, that burn 'citronella oil' , are readily available from hardware stores and some supermarkets.
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