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2. Icaridin - Wikipedia

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   Consumer Reports retests in 2006 gave as result that a 7% solution of icaridin offered little or no protection against Aedes mosquitoes (vector of dengue fever) and a protection time of about 2.5 hours against Culex (vector of West Nile virus), while a 15% solution was good for about one hour against Aedes and 4.8 hours against Culex.

3. Off! (brand) - Wikipedia

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   OFF! Unscented insect repellent. Off! (stylized as OFF!) is an insect repellent brand from American corporation S. C. Johnson & Son, produced in Finland.Its active ingredient is DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) or metofluthrin which is the most common ingredient in insect repellants. [1]

4. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient ...

5. 7 ways to avoid (or at least diminish) mosquito bites this ...

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   The Environmental Protection Agency has an online search tool to help you find safe and effective insect and mosquito repellents: epa.gov/insect-repellents. 2. Spray your yard (frequently ...

6. Mortein - Wikipedia

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   Together with its sister product Aerogard, a popular insect repellent, Mortein is widely used in Australia and is marketed internationally. It is also available in New Zealand, [1] India, [2] Pakistan, [3] Fiji, and the Comoros. The brand has been represented in television commercials by cartoon antagonist Louie the Fly.

7. Hate mosquitoes? Coconut scents could help keep them away ...

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   “Mosquitoes have a single resource that smells like both.” ... That the soaps weren’t repellent “suggests that what the mosquitos are picking up on is far more complicated,” said Potter ...