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  2. The Best Bug Sprays and Insect Repellents, According to ... - AOL

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    This insect repellent is specifically made for your clothes, fabric, tents, hiking gear and more. The spray uses Permethrin which bonds to fabric fibers for up to 6 weeks or through 6 washings.

  3. Dichlorvos - Wikipedia

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    Dichlorvos (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate, commonly abbreviated as an DDVP [1]) is an organophosphate widely used as an insecticide to control household pests, in public health, and protecting stored products from insects. The compound has been commercially available since 1961.

  4. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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    An insect repellent (also commonly called "bug spray") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface.

  5. Insecticide - Wikipedia

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    Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects. [1] They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. The major use of insecticides is in agriculture, but they are also used in home and garden settings, industrial buildings, for vector control, and control of insect parasites of animals and humans.

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  7. List of insecticides - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of insecticides. These are chemical compounds which have been registered as insecticides. Biological insecticides are not included.

  8. Physical pest control - Wikipedia

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    Physical pest control is a method of getting rid of insects and small rodents by killing, removing, or setting up barriers that will prevent further destruction of one's plants. These methods are used primarily for crop growing, but some methods can be applied to homes as well.

  9. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]