Sentence examples for repel insects from inspiring English sources
Repellents are volatile chemicals that repel insects (1, 2, 3).
Contact can release chemicals from certain plants, for instance, that can attract or repel insects.
I also wear special pants, shirts and socks that repel insects.
Body odor could be altered to repel insects and thereby fight malaria and dengue fever.
Some bioinsecticides repel insects from the plants you want to protect.
The many plants that people eat also contain thousands of natural pesticides, produced to repel insects and other predators.
Some bioinsecticides (blue diamonds and happy microbes in this diagram) protect plants because they repel insect and mite pests.
Cabbage is also easy to grow, because it contains sulfurous compounds that repel insect pests in the wild and human diners who smell its distinctive aroma.
"Its scent repels insects that might bother the nest".
The two chose an untreated golden teak for the structure because the wood requires little maintenance and repels insects.
Although some wearers say the scent is as repugnant to humans as to bugs, once a bracelet is snapped on, it repels insects for about 60 hours.
