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2. 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] It was first sold in 1957. [2]

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. Bug spray - Wikipedia

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   This page was last edited on 4 September 2023, at 19:04 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

5. Category:Insect repellents - Wikipedia

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   Insect repellents (or uncommonly insectifuges) repel insects but do not kill them. Therefore, they are not technically insecticides nor technically pesticides. This category contains articles on insect repellents that are not insecticides, meaning that their main purpose/function is not to kill but to repel. Articles here may relate to chemical ...

6. Howard Carter (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   The company was founded on the principle of a single product, an insect repellent spray. [2] In 2009, Carter appeared on the English version of the TV show, Dragon's Den. [3] [4] He turned down an offer from James Caan, who wanted a 40% stake in the business valued at £1m. The business than raised funds elsewhere, which totalled £250,000 in 2011.

7. S. C. Johnson & Son - Wikipedia

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   The launch of Raid House & Garden Bug Killer in 1955 marked the company's first major departure away from wax-based products. [18] Within the next few years, Sam Johnson , fourth generation leader, introduced some of the company's best known brands: Glade , OFF! , and Pledge .

8. Insecticide - Wikipedia

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   Insect growth regulator (IGR) is a term coined to include insect hormone mimics and an earlier class of chemicals, the benzoylphenyl ureas, which inhibit chitin (exoskeleton) biosynthesis in insects [42] Diflubenzuron is a member of the latter class, used primarily to control caterpillars that are pests.

9. Bug off! The insect repellents that actually work, according ...

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   Ben's 30% DEET Insect Repellent Spray, 3-Pack This water-based, travel-friendly DEET formula is a winner, Amazon shoppers say, and these spray bottles are small enough to take through airport ...