In the summer, no place outdoors seems safe from mosquitoes. You can't even endure it on your own terrace without defensive means. Luckily there are enough of them. You are even free to choose whether you wear the protection directly on your body or whether you drive the insects out of the garden completely with a stationary mosquito repellent. Read here which means effectively help against mosquitoes.

opportunities
- Suitable plants
- predators
Suitable plants
Many plants contain essential oils that mosquitoes can't stand the smell of. If you plant these in your beds, the insects will automatically take to their heels. Useful varieties include:
- Scented pelargonium is ideal for repelling mosquitoes on the balcony
- Basil, a versatile herb that also has culinary benefits
- Lemon monard, intense pink-red flowering plant that attracts bumblebees and bees to the garden instead of mosquitoes
- Catnip, cats like to eat it, has beautiful purple flowers, resembles lavender, and also attracts bumblebees and bees
- Lemongrass smells intensely of lemon, if you crush the stalks, the aroma spreads particularly strongly
- Tomato, not only a must in the vegetable patch for its taste, but only unfolds its effect in the immediate vicinity
predators
By hanging nesting aids for birds in the garden or attracting mosquitoes' natural predators by planting shrubs with nutritious berries, you are also making a valuable contribution to bird protection. As a thank you, the visitors peck the mosquitoes out of the grass.
Frogs or fish are also suitable for fighting mosquitoes. Since the insects primarily breed in garden ponds, the water dwellers disturb them when they lay their eggs. In addition, the animals ensure water movement so that the mosquito larvae cannot stay on the water surface and drown.
Prevent
For the above reason, you should avoid standing water in the garden. Cover your water butt and put a layer of gravel in the bucket coaster. This is how you prevent standing water. If your garden pond is too small to keep frogs or fish in it, a small fountain is an alternative.