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2. 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] [9] Side effects include rash and irritation where it is applied. [8]

3. 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 ...

4. Treatment of human lice - Wikipedia

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   A heated air device designed by Larada Sciences to kill headlice by drying. A standard home blow dryer will kill 96.7% of eggs with proper technique. [19] To be effective, the blow dryer must be used repeatedly (every 1 to 7 days since eggs hatch in 7 to 10 days) until the natural life cycle of the lice is over (about 4 weeks).

5. Bed bugs on vacay? Here’s how to keep them from hitching a ...

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   Bed bugs. The ugly little pests that can cause huge infestations. Currently, there are reports of a huge bed bug infestation in Paris and this news is not only concerning to residents of the city ...

6. The Best Bug Sprays and Insect Repellents, According to ...

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   DEET-free Lemon Eucalyptus Insect Repellent. This bug repellent uses the oil of Lemon Eucalyptus-based formula to help combat mosquitoes and other bugs for up to 6 hours.

7. 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.

8. Invasive stink bugs in WA, how to repel the smelly bugs and ...

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   The bugs can spray their smell several inches, but their smell does more than just stink up the air, according to Cascade Pest Control. When the bug’s smelly fluid is released, it transfers to ...

9. Pediculosis pubis - Wikipedia

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   To kill newly hatched lice, both treatments can be repeated within the following seven to ten days. [ 5 ] [ 19 ] European guidelines state alternatives to permethrin as including either the application of 0.2% phenothrin (washed off after two hours), or 0.5% malathion lotions (washed off after 12 hours). [ 2 ]