Keep Bugs Away: Scents That Mosquitoes Hate

5. Basil

If you’re putting together a garden designed to help repel mosquitoes, don’t forget to include basil. This flavorful herb, which is amazing in soups, on chicken, or on breads, doesn’t just add a tempting aroma to humans. It will also help send those little flying pests running.

6. Marigolds

As a human, you might not notice much smell from the beautiful golden marigolds blooming in your yard, but mosquitoes certainly will. Plant a few marigolds around your yard to issue a Keep Out notice to the mosquitoes in the area.