Home remedies can be effective mosquito pesticides.
Most people consider mosquitoes a nuisance. They are also a serious problem due to the diseases they may carry and transmit. Synthetic pesticides are available for mosquitoes, yet some people have aversions to using man-made chemicals for pest control. Several home remedies are available to deter or kill mosquitoes that use only natural ingredients.
Pennyroyal
The pennyroyal plant has been used for thousands of years as a general insect repellent, especially for insects that bite. As early as the 1st century A.D. Romans used this plant as a deterrent to fleas (it was known to them as "fleabane"), yet its effectiveness in mosquito pesticides is also historically acknowledged. (It is also known as "mosquito plant.") Pulegone is the naturally active element of pennyroyal that seems to repel mosquitoes, which explains why it is a common ingredient used in insect repellent collars for pets. The plant emits a strong aroma that acts as an atmospheric deterrent to mosquitoes, and the leaves can either be rubbed directly on the skin or can be crushed and mixed with skin creams and lotions and applied in this manner.
