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2. Bat - Wikipedia

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   Bats provide humans with some direct benefits, at the cost of some disadvantages. Bat dung has been mined as guano from caves and used as fertiliser. Bats consume insect pests, reducing the need for pesticides and other insect management measures. Some bats are also predators of mosquitoes, suppressing the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases.

3. Electronic pest control - Wikipedia

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   Electronic pest control is the name given to any of several types of electrically powered devices designed to repel or eliminate pests, usually rodents or insects. Since these devices are not regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act in the United States, the EPA does not require the same kind of efficacy testing that it does for chemical pesticides.

4. Little brown bat - Wikipedia

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   An often-mentioned statement is that "bats can eat 1000 mosquitoes per hour." [37] [38] [39] While the little brown bat does consume mosquitoes and has high energetic needs, the study that is the basis for this claim was an experiment in which individuals were put into rooms full of either mosquitoes or fruit flies.

5. 7 ways to avoid (or at least diminish) mosquito bites this ...

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   For most of us in North Carolina, mosquito bites are painful, itchy bumps that take a few days to heal. But mosquitoes are categorized worldwide as the deadliest animal, killing over 700,000 ...

6. Are chemical sprays used to kill mosquitos safe to use? Here ...

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   Keep mosquitoes away from exposed skin by wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants and socks. Tuck shirts into pants and pants into socks to cover gaps in your clothing where mosquitoes can get to ...

7. These Insanely Helpful Garden Plants Keep The Mosquitoes Away

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   Mosquito repellent plants can help clear your outdoor space of the insects. Try these in your garden for mosquito control.

8. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repels flies, including mosquitoes [2] [4] the carrot fly, asparagus beetles and whiteflies [3] Borage: repels tomato hornworm and cabbage worms [2] Castor bean: repels moles [3] Catnip: repels ants, flea beetles, aphids, the Japanese beetle, squash bugs, weevils, [2] the Colorado potato beetle, the cabbage looper, [3] and cockroaches. [4] May ...

9. These 16 Outdoor Plants Will Keep Unwanted Bugs From ... - AOL

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   Not only will plants like marigolds and basil make your garden even more beautiful, but they will also repel unwanted mosquitos, ants, and other bugs.