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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. 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. Tea tree oil - Wikipedia

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   Tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh, camphoraceous odour and a colour that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colourless and clear. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is derived from the leaves of the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia , native to southeast Queensland and the northeast coast of New South Wales , Australia.

5. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repellent to many pests [3] Parsley: repels asparagus beetles [3] Peppermint: repels aphids, cabbage looper, flea beetles, squash bugs, whiteflies, and the Small White [3] Petunias: repel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers, [2] and squash bugs [3] Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and ...

6. Should I Be Concerned about Christmas Tree Bugs (And ... - AOL

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   Spray the tree with pesticides. “These bugs are just going to die anyhow, and the cost and exposure risk to pesticide is not worth the small amount of time you’ll shave off having the insects ...

7. Melaleuca - Wikipedia

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   Some species of Melaleuca, especially M. alternifolia, are cultivated for the production of tea tree oil, and in plantations are susceptible to a number of insect pests. The most significant of these is the chrysomelid Paropsisterna tigrina , but other beetles , cutworm caterpillars ( Agrotis species ), psyllids , mole crickets ( Gryllotalpa ...