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2. Metofluthrin - Wikipedia

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   Metofluthrin is a pyrethroid used as an insect repellent. [1] The vapors of metofluthrin are highly effective and capable of repelling up to 97% of mosquitoes in field tests. [2] Metofluthrin is used in a variety of consumer products, called emanators, for indoor and outdoor use. [3] [4] These products produce a vapor that protects an ...

3. Raid (insecticide) - Wikipedia

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   Authorities have warned of a growing trend of ingesting bug spray in the southern United States, supposedly as a substitute for methamphetamine. Possible symptoms of ingesting bug poison include, but are not limited to: erratic behavior, nausea, headache, sore throat, extreme inflammation, redness of the hands and feet, auditory hallucinations ...

4. Bifenthrin - Wikipedia

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   It is still effective when resistance to other pyrethroids is found. Mosquito nets and indoor walls can be treated with bifenthrin [6] to keep more mosquitoes away. [7] Bifenthrin is an effectively used insecticide, but the risk is high of it working only for a short time. Mosquitoes can develop a resistance to it, as well. [8] Aquatic life

5. Biological pest control - Wikipedia

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   The project was executed by non-profit World Mosquito Program (WMP). Wolbachia prevents mosquitos from transmitting viruses such as dengue and zika. The insects pass the bacteria on to their offspring. The project covered a combined area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi), home to 3.3 million people.

6. Permethrin - Wikipedia

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   Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. [6] [7] As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. [8]It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. [6] As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto outer clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them.

7. Are chemical sprays used to kill mosquitos safe to use? Here ...

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   Their goal is to control adult mosquitoes to combat an outbreak of mosquito-borne disease. Mosquito control sprays are applied using a technique called ultra-low-volume spraying.