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

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   According to the American Mosquito Control Association, DEET (N-Diethyl-3-Methylbenzamide) is the most effective active ingredient in an insect repellent. A 10% DEET-based repellent will typically ...

3. We Tried 4 Bug Sprays and This Is the Best - AOL

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   Off!, an SC Johnson company, has been around since 1886 and makes a variety of bug repellents and sprays. Its FamilyCare Smooth & Dry line is more like a powder-dry aerosol deodorant spray.

4. The 6 Best Bug Zappers of 2024 - AOL

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   The Best Bug Zappers. Best Overall: Black Flag 5,500-Volt Deluxe Bug Zapper. Best Value: Livin' Well Indoor and Outdoor Bug Zapper . Best Non-Zapper Bug Trap: DynaTrap DT1050SR Mosquito, Beetle ...

5. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne (and other arthropod-bourne) diseases such as malaria, Lyme disease, dengue fever, bubonic plague, river blindness, and West Nile fever. Pest animals commonly serving as vectors for disease include insects such as flea, fly, and mosquito; and ticks (arachnids). [citation ...

6. Fipronil - Wikipedia

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   Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide that belongs to the phenylpyrazole insecticide class. [3] Fipronil disrupts the insect central nervous system by blocking the ligand-gated ion channel of the GABA A receptor (IRAC group 2B) and glutamate-gated chloride (GluCl) channels.

7. Insecticidal soap - Wikipedia

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   Insecticidal soap is used to control many plant insect pests. Soap has been used for more than 200 years as an insect control. [1] Because insecticidal soap works on direct contact with pests via the disruption of cell membranes when the insect is penetrated with fatty acids, the insect's cells leak their contents causing the insect to dehydrate and die. [2]

8. The 10 Best Ant Killers of 2023 for Inside and Outside the Home

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9. Electronic pest control - Wikipedia

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   Electronic pest control is the name given to any of several types of electrically powered devices designed to repel or eliminate pests, usually rodents or insects. Since these devices are not regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act in the United States, the EPA does not require the same kind of efficacy testing that it does for chemical pesticides.