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Wednesday - July 24, 2013
From: Euless, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Pests
Title: Mosquito repelling plants from Euless TX
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
Are there any shade loving plants that repel mosquitoes for North Central Texas? I checked your site and saw nothing on this topic.ANSWER:
Here is a previous question from Leander TX, which is Central Texas, and you need to follow the link in that question to another.
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