Anti Mosquito Plant??

[junn2006]

is there such a thing? where can i buy it and how much?

para natural solution sa pesteng mosquitos that can cause denge n the like

[Hot Daddiy]

Alam ko ang Neem Tree ay anti-mosquito. Napanood ko sa TV na considered miracle plant ito sa India.

[nicolodeon]

Some anti-mosquito plants that I saw at Manila Seedling Foundation:

1. Rosemary
2. Chamomile
3. Citriodora
4. True Lavender (but I think it's a bit difficult to grow these things)

[czildjianako]

bossing saan ang manila seedling foundation?

[nicolodeon]

bro, it's at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue. pero ang entrance eh dun sa likod, sa may Agham Rd., halos tapat ng Phil. Science H.S. Open sila ng Mondays to Sundays.

If you would like, you can try dun sa Sunday market dun sa grounds ng Lung Center malapit sa Q.C. Memorial Circle. Dami rin sila benta plans dun. Dun ako nakabili ng Chamomile several months ago.

[joey]

Meron ba silang Telephone dyan sa Manila Seedling Foundation?

alam ko Citronella Tree anti mosquito din.

[nicolodeon]

Meron ba silang Telephone dyan sa Manila Seedling Foundation?

alam ko Citronella Tree anti mosquito din.


Yes, citronella is also a mosquito repelling plant.

Yung sa Manila Seedling Bank Foundation, walang isang telephone number lang kasi yung lugar is composed of different flower/plant shops. Based on my experience sa pagtawag sa kanila (the foundation itself), mas mabuti na to pay the place a visit na lang to look around. Ito din kase ang ia-advice nung makakausap nyo sa phone.

[junn2006]

bro, it's at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue. pero ang entrance eh dun sa likod, sa may Agham Rd., halos tapat ng Phil. Science H.S. Open sila ng Mondays to Sundays.

If you would like, you can try dun sa Sunday market dun sa grounds ng Lung Center malapit sa Q.C. Memorial Circle. Dami rin sila benta plans dun. Dun ako nakabili ng Chamomile several months ago.


how much po yng chamomile? effective po ba? madali ba alagaan ang chamomile?

[nicolodeon]

how much po yng chamomile? effective po ba? madali ba alagaan ang chamomile?




Bili ko I think was around 300-320 per pot. As far as effectiveness goes, IMO eh oo. Madaling alagaan? Yep.

[junn2006]

hhmm medyo mahal palla.
in yur opinion, gaano kalaki area ma cover ng 1 pot ng chamomile...

[nicolodeon]

Yung chamomile plant dun sa loob ng maliit kong house (around 90sqm) is enough to reduce the number of mosquitoes flying around. Yung sa garden ng nanay ko, marami syang chamomile at citriadora so pag nag-stay kami dun during late afternoons when we visit, halos walang lamok.

However, I don't guarantee anything. What works for us might not work for other folk pero based on experience ko, effective sya.

[TJMaxx]

Mosquitoes hate the smell of citronella.
I just buy citronella extract and just heat
it on a poutpourri burner. The smell is enough
to fill the house and drive away mosquitoes.

[Pawl]

yep! meron din ako nyan sa room ko..
pero meron parin lamok eh hehe...

yes it reduces, but not totally drive them all away.. >:(


now im using a bug zapper. its expensive but does the job..
the problem now is, the zaping sound everytime it zaps a mosquito.
it zaps the sh*t out of me. hehe

[TopDog]

Citronella, also known as Lemongrass, in the Philippines, it is commonly known as the lowly Tanglad. The same herb they use on your lechon manok or baboy.

The mosquito/bug zapper is an effective way of controlling mosquitos in the house. The UV lamp only consumes 9W, I've been using one for over 4 years now and I've only replaced the lamp twice. And I have it running at least 14hours a day everyday. It not just controls mosquitoes but other insect pests like flies those flying ants. Just be sure to clean the collector pan at least every other day.

[bbn]

Great info guys. I think we have a lemon grass plant but it is rather far from our townhouse.

[junn2006]

malaki ba plant yung tanglad? baka meron kayo pixx

[2diy4]

The tanglad or lemongrass looks just like your regular talahib, But crush the leaves, and it has a delicious lemony odor.

[fgvillegas]

Nagbalak ako dati na magtanim ng indian tree sa bakuran ng bahay. Sabi kasi nila, anti-mosquito plant daw yun. Meron lang kasing nag-discourage sa akin dahil daw pag sa bakuran mo daw itinanim, wala daw magiging lamok sa labas ng bahay pero parang tinataboy mo lang yung lamok papasok ng bahay kaya lalo ka daw mapu-perwisyo.

Is that true?

[angelo]

Haha.. Dapat nakatanim sa loob ng haus para lumabas ung mga lamok.... Sana meron mas effective natural na pantaboy ng mga pesteng lamok, para hindi na kelangan mag screen ng windows..Hehe

[opzuk4x4]

Anybody has tried a mosquito trap?

It's just a mix of water, brown sugar and yeast.

1. Cut a plastic bottle in half, keep both parts. Can be Coca Cola / Pepsi bottle.
2. Take the lower portion of the bottle. Dissolve the brown sugar in hot water. Let it cool down to ~70 degF.
3. Add the yeast. Carbon dioxide will form (This will attract the mosquitos)
4. Cover the bottle with a dark wrap and place the top portion upside down like a funnel. Place it in a corner in your house.
5. In 2 weeks you will be surprised by the number of mosquitos killed.

[fgvillegas]

Dapat nakatanim sa loob ng haus para lumabas ung mga lamok

yan din ang sabi sakin ng kuya ko. sa loob itanim. :))

[fgvillegas]

Anybody has tried a mosquito trap?

It's just a mix of water, brown sugar and yeast.

1. Cut a plastic bottle in half, keep both parts. Can be Coca Cola / Pepsi bottle.
2. Take the lower portion of the bottle. Dissolve the brown sugar in hot water. Let it cool down to ~70 degF.
3. Add the yeast. Carbon dioxide will form (This will attract the mosquitos)
4. Cover the bottle with a dark wrap and place the top portion upside down like a funnel. Place it in a corner in your house.
5. In 2 weeks you will be surprised by the number of mosquitos killed.

Somenone sent me an email regarding this but I still have to try it to prove if it really works. It seems logical, though

[angelo]

Well, we should have to try this one.. For complete procedures: Visit: http://www.diyhappy.com/quick-and-dirty-mosquito-trap/

Anybody has tried a mosquito trap?

It's just a mix of water, brown sugar and yeast.

1. Cut a plastic bottle in half, keep both parts. Can be Coca Cola / Pepsi bottle.
2. Take the lower portion of the bottle. Dissolve the brown sugar in hot water. Let it cool down to ~70 degF.
3. Add the yeast. Carbon dioxide will form (This will attract the mosquitos)
4. Cover the bottle with a dark wrap and place the top portion upside down like a funnel. Place it in a corner in your house.
5. In 2 weeks you will be surprised by the number of mosquitos killed.

[nicomambo]

Planting Neem, Citronella, etc. will not drive away mosquitos. For them to take effect, you have to extract the oil from the plants first, and use that oil as the repellant. Problem is, it's not easy to extract the oil, so you're probably better off just buying the oil than the plant.

[fgvillegas]

Planting Neem, Citronella, etc. will not drive away mosquitos. For them to take effect, you have to extract the oil from the plants first, and use that oil as the repellant. Problem is, it's not easy to extract the oil, so you're probably better off just buying the oil than the plant.

hehehe... that's a good point!

[rosy]

is there such a thing? where can i buy it and how much?

para natural solution sa pesteng mosquitos that can cause denge n the like

I hope the reaction I will post will reach junn2006 since his last post was 08-2007.

Here in my place I have some NEEM trees planted around the property. Yes I do believe this tree is one natural solution para sa pesteng mga mosquitos. Aside for being an anti mosquito plant
I have discovered from research through the internet that its leaves, twigs,, barks and roots can be used as natural medicines for emergency cases.8)

Also in addition a full grown mature neem tree, if you've got lots of them in your property can also be a good source of "good lumber" for constructions and also for fire wood.

But going back to the " natural solution for pesteng lamok ", one can gather the leaves of this tree fresh or dried up, put them in small containers and place them in corners of your house or put them in flat plate and place them under your beds. This is what we do and
found it very effective.

If you are interested I can give you a seedling or two for free. Just inform me through the
threads on your anti mosquito plant topic.;)

[timber715]

Rosy, I am very interested in having a seedling or two of the neem tree. Think you can spare some?

[beedigo]

me too rosy, can you spare me some, if you still have some left of course after sir tim.:)

[bigfoot2]

I heard an interesting tale abou the Neem tree. If a pregnant woman smelled the smoke of burning Neem leaves, it may cause the miscarriage of the baby.

Could be old wives tale though.

[rosy]

I heard an interesting tale abou the Neem tree. If a pregnant woman smelled the smoke of burning Neem leaves, it may cause the miscarriage of the baby.

Could be old wives tale though.

Hey bigfoot2, where did you hear that old wives tale? Maybe the pregnant woman looked more like a giant mosquito,:eek: he he he he, joke joke joke, and not as a normal woman.:confused:

Kidding aside, haven't heard that yet, I'll check again the internet about this
fantastic NEEM tree. he he he

@ sir timber
Sure sir timbs, no problem.

@ beedigo
BEE digo, see the bubuyog in front now?
No problem with you guys, we are one big family now. Can always spare some.:p


Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wag masyadong maingay, baka maraming makarinig at makita.

[jonathanscruz68]

baka puede mo na rin ako isama sa bubugawin mong lamok, can you spare me some ?

[moji]

@ Rosy,

ako din pwede pahingi? :p

[timber715]

hehehe, ubos ang garden mo... :eek:

[bigfoot2]

Neem trees grow more than 10 meters in height and also in width. Can it live long in a pot?

[beebeenator]

Can the neem tree be propagated by cuttings? Well in theory almost any shrub / tree can be propagated by cuttings if one can provide an Oxygen rich substrate with a good amount of micro nutrients.

But if it can be cut and stuck, that would be soooooooo much better for you Rosy hehehe :) para hindi naman maubos garden mo.

Another anti mosy plant is Lemon grass, a.k.a. Pandan!!!!!! para hindi naman maubos puno ni Rosy... but sorry i dont have pandan (or thats what i would like you guys to think ehehhe)

[bigfoot2]

Can the neem tree be propagated by cuttings? Well in theory almost any shrub / tree can be propagated by cuttings if one can provide an Oxygen rich substrate with a good amount of micro nutrients.

But if it can be cut and stuck, that would be soooooooo much better for you Rosy hehehe :) para hindi naman maubos garden mo.

Another anti mosy plant is Lemon grass, a.k.a. Pandan!!!!!! para hindi naman maubos puno ni Rosy... but sorry i dont have pandan (or thats what i would like you guys to think ehehhe)

I think Lemon grass is locally called Tanglad, not Pandan.

[rosy]

Neem trees grow more than 10 meters in height and also in width. Can it live long in a pot?

H I BIGFOOT2

Yes this wonder tree is also a biggy.

Yea I guess it can live long in a pot but that will depend on the size of pot or container you are going to use,and with proper feeding of nutrients and fertilizers. This tree is a fast grower and eventually in the long
run if potted will have to be transferred in to the ground, roots spreads fast and will just brake the base of the pot.

Anyway in addition to this tree just for information, the lumber derived from this tree is very promising, whether for construction or furniture making. The wood can resist wood borers and termite attacks if properly stored.

And also a year or so, I had one tree uprooted by strong winds after a typhoon passed the Rizal area,
though the tree was still young with trunk size of about 10" in diameter, for curiosity sake, I milled the
trunk of about 5" o r6' in lenght with my chainsaw simply to find out how its inside would look, and
lo and behold the lumber appered reddish and with nice looking wood grains [ haspe]. BEAUTIFULL

And said to myself this wood will also be great for furniture making if only the tree was mature enough
and has a larger trunk diameter.

[beebeenator]

ay oo nga pala,.... Tanglad, Bigfoot is correct :)

I was daydreaming of buko pandan kasi hgehehehhe

[rosy]

Can the neem tree be propagated by cuttings? Well in theory almost any shrub / tree can be propagated by cuttings if one can provide an Oxygen rich substrate with a good amount of micro nutrients.

But if it can be cut and stuck, that would be soooooooo much better for you Rosy hehehe :) para hindi naman maubos garden mo.

Another anti mosy plant is Lemon grass, a.k.a. Pandan!!!!!! para hindi naman maubos puno ni Rosy... but sorry i dont have pandan (or thats what i would like you guys to think ehehhe)

I personally have not tried propagating the tree by cuttings since the tree produces multiple
round seeds and will just drop on the ground and simple gather them for planting or just wait
for the seeds that dropped to sprout anew, let it grow for about 10" or a foot and simply collect them for easy planting, thats it. No problemo hindi ako mauubusan sa garden ko, sobra soba pa nga.

Bee I think you are mistaken here with regards to lemon grass and the pandan.
LEmon grass is lemon grass, in tagalog its called TANGLAD and pandan is pandan.
Lemon grass or tanglad in clumps have long spinny leaves similar to ordinary grass or talahib while the pandan in clumps too has a larger and elongated leaves. Both leaves are also used in cooking, it exudes a very pleasant aroma when mix with chicken or rice.

I used to have a clump of the lemon grass but due to the hot climate it died. What I have now are pandans na ginagamit ni misis sa pagluluto.

[john-jo]

That's too bad... Our Lemon grass also withered, guess you're right, it can't handle the heat.

ByTheWay... Scents from the Neem tree...is it something like the citronella grass??

Tia :)

[rosy]

I'll be posting some texts and pics in support of my last post above (#38), starting from paragraph 3 then onwards. I'd like to show how the wood from the NEEM tree will appear if properly prepared.

http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/02.jpg

Here's a pic of a NEEM tree sapling or seedling for those who haven't seen one, haven't yet transferred it into a seedling bag. ;)


http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/01.jpg

I'm showing here a piece of wood scrap of the NEEM tree that I milled before, still with the marks of the chainsaw.


http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/03.jpg

I've started sanding the surface with a belt sander using sanding belt #P40


Other set of pics with regards to sanding the scrap wood will follow on the next post.

[rosy]

Here are the second set of pics of the scrap wood of the NEEM tree being sanded.


THE SANDING PROCESS
http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/04.jpg


http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/05.jpg


http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/06.jpg

On this pic I used a finishing sander to achieve a smoother surface.


Last set of pics to be shown on the next post.

[rosy]

This will be the last set of pics regarding the piece of a scrap wood from the NEEM tree.


HERE ARE THE RESULTS

http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/08.jpg

On this pic I'm showing the sanded smooth surface of the wood.


http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/09.jpg

And on this pic I have applied ZAR stains directly on the wood surface. I divided the surface into two sections and stained it with two different stain color/color stain simply to find out the possible effects in using different colors of wood stain.


http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/sygui/NEEM/10.jpg

This is a close up of the stained wood surface. The upper portion I used a maple color, and the lower portion, I stained it with cherry color. Maybe if I applied additional stains the surface will be more darker.



*****pics and postings with the assistance of my son*****

[rosy]

I'm posting here a "conscience reply" to my postings yesterday.:confused:

When I woke up this morning at about 6:30, my mind was still on the last three postings I made yesterday,
yes I was happy of its results since its my first posting with pics but of course with the assistance and guidance of my son, and lucky me he was on leave yesterday from his work as a supervisor head of their landscape architect department.

Suddenly OMG I think I made a mistake in posting those pics, they look more like they are for the wood working forum. Here if I remember correctly the topic here is about the ANTI MOSQUITO plant and I think
I should have focused more on the leaves because in the previous discussions the leaves are the ones
being used to ward off these pests.:eek:

I guess I was just carried away of this wonder tree showing off another possible usefull application of this plant or tree. Didn't mean to confuse this postings with the other forum and topics that goes under it,
and maybe just got so excited because like what I said its my first postings with pics and belie:mad:ve me it was
not that easy for a first timer.

[jarod]

Don't worry too much rosy. I believe the other guys do understand and know what you really meant. Besides, it is still related in a way to the topic in a level that is still way acceptable since we have woodworking guys.

So in my point of view, there is nothing to worry about. Everything is fine.

PS: Thanks for sharing a great trivia as well.

[rosy]

OK, thanks jarod for the assurance that's every thing is just fine.

That's a great relief.

[beedigo]

Nice pics rosy! Give my complements to your son.
Great info on the neem tree, hope I can have time to get one from you.:D

[rosy]

Yes thanks beedigo, hey he was the one clicking but I was the one directing.

Ya I can spare you one too, just make sure you have a place to plant the seedling, ok?

[alsor710]

That's too bad... Our Lemon grass also withered, guess you're right, it can't handle the heat.

ByTheWay... Scents from the Neem tree...is it something like the citronella grass??

Tia :)

I am a newcomer to this forum and I want to contribute my two cents, if I may. First ,I think tanglad or lemon grass is different from citronella although they almost look the same. Second, there is a plant called Malvarosa that they say also drives away mosquitoes. It grows to height of only about 2 to 3 feet and can be grown in a pot and can easily be propagated thru cuttings. They are available at Green 2000 shop within the Manila Seedlings Bank compound. They are sold at 3 small pots @P100 and 3 medium pots @ P200.and are very easy to grow. They also sell all kinds of herbs, gardening tools and other gardening needs.

[bigfoot2]

As for plants/herbs, one good source is the Sidcor Sunday Market at Eton-Edsa/Quezon Avenue. Plants are priced reasonably. I used to buy at the Green 2000 before, but find them pricey and the quality is not so good. I think they are doing good business though, they are selling the plants even if they still look unstable. 30 pesos is cheap, but its just a couple of stems.

[Ashock]

Citronella, also known as Lemongrass, in the Philippines, it is commonly known as the lowly Tanglad. The same herb they use on your lechon manok or baboy.

The mosquito/bug zapper is an effective way of controlling mosquitos in the house. The UV lamp only consumes 9W, I've been using one for over 4 years now and I've only replaced the lamp twice. And I have it running at least 14hours a day everyday. It not just controls mosquitoes but other insect pests like flies those flying ants. Just be sure to clean the collector pan at least every other day.

CYMBOPOGON po ang Lemongrass o Tanglad, ibang iba po ang CITRONELLA.

baka po CITROSA (Pelargonium Graveolens)ang ibig nyo sabihin sa pangontra sa lamok. Sa iba naman ang tawag ay Citrosa Geranium.