Can I use catnip in my plants to prevent mosquitoes?
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https://www.doityourself.com/stry/using-catnip-to-repel-mosquitoes-and-insects
https://bestplants.com/plants-that-repel-mosquitoes/ depending on your area you may find that other plants work as well or better, or not at all --- it's the essential oils in these plants that may deter pests -- but to bring out those oils in concentrations heavy enough to actually do much good, the plants have to be 'bruised' or crushed ...
Researchers report that nepetalactone, the essential oil in catnip that gives the plant its characteristic odor, is about ten times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET — the compound used in most commercial insect repellents
Great if you don't cats around plants. They will tear up area where sprinke catnip.