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Does lemon basil repel insects?

AI-generated cover illustration / Титульна AI-ілюстрація of lemon basil in a pot with lemons. Not a documentary photograph and not an image of an insect-repellent trial.
AI-generated botanical close-up of lemon basil leaves and flowers, illustrating the herb only.
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AI-generated cover illustration / Титульна AI-ілюстрація of lemon basil in a pot with lemons. Not a documentary photograph and not an image of an insect-repellent trial.

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A pot of lemon basil is not a reliable way to keep mosquitoes, gnats, ants or moths away. In a laboratory, extracts of common basil repelled some mosquitoes at particular concentrations, but that does not show that the scent of an intact plant works the same way; the sources checked do not substantiate claims about ants or moths.