When used incorrectly, pesticides can pollute water. They also kill beneficial as well as harmful insects. Natural alternatives prevent both of these events from occurring and save you money.
Natural alternatives for chemical pesticides:
Plants that naturally repel insects. These plants have their own chemical defense systems, and when planted among flowers and vegetables, they help keep unwanted insects away.
| Pest | Plant Repellent |
| ant | mint, tansy, pennyroyal |
| aphids | mint, garlic, chives, coriander, anise |
| bean leaf beetle | potato, onion, turnip |
| codling moth | common oleander |
| colorado potato bug | green beans, coriander, nasturtium |
| cucumber beetle | radish, tansy |
| flea beetle | garlic, onion, mint |
| imported cabbage worm | mint, sage, rosemary, hyssop |
| Japanese beetle | garlic, larkspur, tansy, rue, geranium |
| leaf hopper | geranium, petunia |
| Mexican bean beetle | potato, onion, garlic, radish, petunia, marigolds |
| mice | onion |
| root knot nematodes | French marigolds |
| slugs | prostrate rosemary, wormwood |
| spider mites | onion, garlic, cloves, chives |
| squash bug | radish, marigolds, tansy, nasturtium |
| stink bug | radish |
| thrips | marigolds |
| tomato hornworm | marigolds, sage, borage |
| whitefly | marigolds, nasturtium |
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