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Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth.bsky.social |
There are a lot of untested, bold-claim products that claim to repel insects. Here's why to use DEET (for skin) and permethrin (for clothes) and a very few other things that actually work. Better living through chemistry ๐งช www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Ziyyigo-Tipyigo
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Not mentioned: be careful with permethrin around cats.
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LeRoc
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I like andiroba (crabtree) oil, I produce it myself. But people who are sensitive to mosquito bites should use something stronger.
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Schroedingercat
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I am very allergic to DEET but can't find a working substitute and I live in Florida halp
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Robert Szasz ๐
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Do you know if it is DEET or a carrier that eats plastics?
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Elyse DeFranco
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Was this article fact-checked? Oil of lemon eucalyptus has been shown very effective against mosquitoes in studies, and doesn't melt your skin. Just from my own experience (including in mosquito-infected Alaska) it often works better than DEET.
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@processanalyzer.bsky.social
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Note DEET melts plastic car seats and dashboards.
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