Deter insects with plants

The following are plants often used in vegetable gardens to deter insects

Plant	Pests
Basil	Repels flies and mosquitoes.
Catnip	Deters flea beetle.
Dill	Deters black bean beetles.
Garlic	Deters Japanese beetle.
Horseradish	Deters potato bugs and phytopthora
Marigold	The workhorse of pest deterrents. Discourages Mexican bean beetles, nematodes and others.
Mint	Deters white cabbage moth, ants.
Nasturtium	Deters aphids, squash bugs, cabbage moth, Whitefly and striped pumpkin beetles.
Pot Marigold	Deters asparagus beetle, Manduca quinquemaculata (tomato horn worm), and general garden pests.
Peppermint	Repels the white cabbage butterfly.
Rosemary	Deters cabbage moth, bean beetles and carrot fly.
Sage	Deters cabbage moth and carrot fly.
Southernwood	Deters cabbage moth.
Summer Savory	Deters bean beetles.
Tansy	Deters flying insects, Japanese beetles, striped cucumber beetle, squash bugs and ants.
Thyme	Deters cabbage worm.
Wormwood	Deters animals from garden.