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  2. Eight ways to repel insects without bug spray - AOL

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    Spray your boots, clothing and skin with a generous coating before heading outside. Reapply every two to four hours for best results. 2. Check often for ticks. Ticks are more than a nuisance for ...

  3. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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    A mosquito on a bottle of "natural" insect repellent. Several natural ingredients are certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as insect repellents, namely catnip oil, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE) (and its active ingredient p-Menthane-3,8-diol), oil of citronella, and 2-Undecanone, which is usually produced synthetically ...

  4. Fly-killing device - Wikipedia

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    Three fly bottles from Central Europe, beginning of the 20th century. A fly bottle or glass flytrap is a passive trap for flying insects. In the Far East, it is a large bottle of clear glass with a black metal top with a hole in the middle. An odorous bait, such as pieces of meat, is placed in the bottom of the bottle.

  5. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    repels insects, [2] including ants, cabbage looper, cabbage maggot, carrot fly, codling moth, flea beetles, whiteflies, the Cabbage White, and the Small White, as well as mice [3] Basil: repels flies, including mosquitoes [2] [4] the carrot fly, asparagus beetles and whiteflies [3] Borage: repels tomato hornworm and cabbage worms [2] Castor ...

  6. Icaridin - Wikipedia

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    Icaridin, also known as picaridin, is an insect repellent which can be used directly on skin or clothing. [1] It has broad efficacy against various arthropods such as mosquitos, ticks, gnats, flies and fleas, and is almost colorless and odorless.

  7. Onchocerciasis - Wikipedia

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    Prevention is by avoiding being bitten by flies. [2] This may include the use of insect repellent and proper clothing. [2] Other efforts include those to decrease the fly population by spraying insecticides. [1] Efforts to eradicate the disease by treating entire groups of people twice a year are ongoing in a number of areas of the world. [1]

  8. Citronella oil - Wikipedia

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    Video tracking of a stable fly, demonstrating repellency of citronella oil [10] Citronella oil is used especially as a mosquito repellent, [11] particularly for Aedes aegypti (dengue fever mosquito). [12] Research also indicates that citronella oil is an effective repellent for body lice, head lice, and stable flies.

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