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Insect Information
Companion Planting for Repelling Insects
What is companion planting?
How can I companion plant?
What is companion planting?
Some plants do better when in the company of other plants. Companion
planting is using this knowledge to increase plant performance.
Companion planting includes planting flowers, herbs or vegetables
to repel or trap harmful insects. It also includes using plants
to attract useful insects which prey upon harmful insects. People
use companion planting as a way of reducing chemical insecticide
use.
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How can I companion plant?
Companion planting requires some experimentation. What may be successful in
one garden may not be successful in another garden. This may be
caused by different microclimates, soil types, plant varieties and
cropping practices.
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Plants that repel harmful insects
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Ants
Tansy
Onions
Mint family |
Aphids
Chives
Garlic
Marigolds
Mint family
Dried & crushed chrysanthemum flowers
Coriander
Onions
Oregano
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Cabbage
moths
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme |
Cabbage
worms
Tomatoes
Celery |
Carrot
flies
Leeks
Sage
Rosemary
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Colorado potato beetles
Green
beans
Marigolds
Nasturtiums
Flax
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Cucumber beetles
Nasturtiums
Radishes
Tansy
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Flea
beetles
Catnip
Garlic
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Flies
Basil
Tansy
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Mosquitoes
Dried & crushed chrysanthemum flowers
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Leafhoppers
Dried & crushed chrysanthemum flowers
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Onion flies
Garlic |
Ticks
Garlic |
Tomato worms
Borage
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Whiteflies
Marigold
Oregano
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Plants that attract useful
insects
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Assassin bugs
Alfalfa
Carrot
Goldenrod
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Big-eyed bugs
Alfalfa
Carrot
Goldenrod |
Damsel bugs
Alfalfa |
Lacewings
Carrot |
Lady beetles
Alfalfa
Morning glory
Yarrow
Goldenrod
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Parasitic wasps
Yarrow
White clover
Goldenrod
Carrot
Alfalfa
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Syrphid flies
Buckwheat
Candytuft
Fennel
Morning glory
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Tachinid flies>
Coriander
Fennel
Ivy
White sweet clover
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Yellowjacket wasps
Ivy
White sweet clover
Carrot
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Plants that trap harmful insects
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Aphids
Nasturtium >
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Flea beetles
Radish
Nasturtium |
Potato bugs
Egg plant |
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