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A window screen (also known as insect screen, bug screen, fly screen, flywire, wire mesh, or window net) is designed to cover the opening of a window. It is usually a mesh made of metal, fibreglass , plastic wire, or other pieces of plastic and stretched in a frame of wood or metal.
A mosquito net in a beach lodge in Mozambique Ceiling-hung mosquito netting Frame-hung mosquito netting Tent made of mosquito netting Window with mosquito netting. A mosquito net is a type of meshed curtain or cloth that is circumferentially draped over a bed or a sleeping area to offer the sleeper barrier protection against bites and stings from mosquitos, [1] flies, and other pest insects ...
A typical flyswatter. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter [1]) usually consists of a small rectangular or round sheet of a lightweight, flexible, vented material (usually thin metallic, rubber, or plastic mesh) around 10 cm (4 in) across, attached to a handle about 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft) long made of a lightweight material such as wire, wood, plastic, or metal.
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 ...
Placing screens on windows and doors is a simple and effective means of reducing the number of mosquitoes indoors. Anticipating mosquito contact and using a topical mosquito repellant with icaridin or DEET is also recommended. Draining or covering water receptacles, both indoor and outdoors, is also a simple but effective prevention method.
Mosquito nets can prevent people being bitten while they sleep. Many measures have been tried for mosquito control , including the elimination of breeding places, exclusion via window screens and mosquito nets , biological control with parasites such as fungi [ 104 ] [ 105 ] and nematodes, [ 106 ] or predators such as fish, [ 107 ] [ 108 ...
Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916) – writer and inventor (portable folding mosquito net frame) Charles Dow (1851–1902), U.S. – Dow Jones Industrial Average; Mulalo Doyoyo (1970–2024), South Africa/U.S. – Cenocell – cementless concrete; Anastase Dragomir (1896–1966), Romania – Ejection seat
Distribution and sale of insecticide-treated mosquito nets is a common, cost-effective anti-malaria public health intervention; however, barriers to use exist including cost, household and family organization, access to resources, and social and behavioral determinants which have not only been shown to affect malaria prevalence rates but also ...