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2. 7 ways to avoid (or at least diminish) mosquito bites this ...

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   For most of us in North Carolina, mosquito bites are painful, itchy bumps that take a few days to heal. But mosquitoes are categorized worldwide as the deadliest animal, killing over 700,000 ...

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

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   According to the CDC, you and your pets need to leave your home when foggers or aerosols are used to kill mosquitoes in the air. Fish tanks should be covered. You can return home after the spray ...

4. The bite is on: What to know about the viruses mosquitoes are ...

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   The best way to avoid mosquito bites is to use bug sprays with DEET. The CDC also recommends Picaridin (known as KBR 3023 and icaridin outside the U.S.). The sprays won’t kill the bugs, but they ...

5. 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 ...

6. Pyrethroid - Wikipedia

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   Its insecticidal activity has relatively low mammalian toxicity and an unusually fast biodegradation. Their development coincided with the identification of problems with DDT use. Their work consisted firstly of identifying the most active components of pyrethrum , extracted from East African chrysanthemum flowers and long known to have ...

7. Cypermethrin - Wikipedia

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   Cypermethrin is a broad-spectrum insecticide, which means it kills beneficial insects as well as the targeted insects. [14] Fish are particularly susceptible to cypermethrin, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] but when used as directed, application around residential sites poses little risk to aquatic life. [ 17 ]

8. 5 Ways to Get Rid of Mosquito Bites Quickly, According ... - AOL

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9. Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis - Wikipedia

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   An Ovitrap, a tool for the collection of eggs from tiger mosquitoes: In this case, an ovitrap type used for the monitoring of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The presence of the mosquitoes is detected through the eggs they lay on the wooden paddle or from larvae that hatch from these eggs in the laboratory.