An insect repellent (also commonly called "bug spray" or "bug deterrent") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage...

Australian brand of personal insect repellent sold and distributed in Australia, New Zealand, and online. It was the first insect repellent invented in Australia...

most effective, and most common active ingredients in commercial insect repellents. It is a slightly yellow oil intended to be applied to the skin or...

industries throughout the world. Citronella oil is also a plant-based insect repellent and has been registered for this use in the United States since 1948...

the plant due to the terpene nepetalactone, which acts as a natural insect repellent and induces playful, euphoric behavior in cats. It’s also used in herbal...

Icaridin, also known as picaridin, is an insect repellent which can be used directly on skin or clothing. It has broad efficacy against various arthropods...

Look up repellent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Repellent can refer to: Insect repellent Animal repellent Water repellent This disambiguation page...

Anthranilate-based insect repellents include methyl anthranilate, N,N-dimethylanthranilic acid (DMA), ethyl anthranilate (EA), and butyl anthranilate...

Ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate is an insect repellent whose trade name is IR3535 and was developed and commercialized by Merck KGaA (Germany). It is...

tansy and salts would cure joint pain. Tansy has also been used as insect repellent and in embalming. It was packed into coffins, wrapped in funeral winding...

Eugenia uniflora is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to tropical South America’s east coast, ranging from Suriname, French Guiana to southern...

of lemon beebalm contains citronellol, which makes it useful as an insect repellent. It has been used to deter fleas and mites. Wikimedia Commons has media...

and ceremonial reasons. It may also be used as a simple deodorant or insect repellent. Incense is composed of aromatic plant materials, often combined with...

Four chemicals isolated from Callicarpa have been shown to act as insect repellents: borneol, callicarpenal, intermedeol, and spathulenol. The use of...

Off! (stylized as OFF!) is an insect repellent brand from American corporation S. C. Johnson & Son, produced in Finland. Its active ingredient is DEET...

O. gratissimum repels the thrips Thrips tabaci, and so is a useful insect repellent in other crops. PLANTS Profile for Ocimum gratissimum | USDA Plants...

It is used in a variety of products and is most commonly used as insect repellent such as ectoparasiticide for mosquitoes and flies for animal livestock...

piperonyl butoxide or other synthetic adjuvants. Their insecticidal and insect-repellent properties have been known and used for thousands of years. Pyrethrins...

Metofluthrin is a pyrethroid used as an insect repellent. The vapors of metofluthrin are highly effective and capable of repelling up to 97% of mosquitoes...

freezing, heating and the use of chemicals; mothballs contain volatile insect repellents such as 1,4-Dichlorobenzene which deter adults, but to kill the larvae...

an effective plant-based repellent. Electronic insect repellent devices that produce ultrasounds intended to keep away insects (and mosquitoes) are marketed...

households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus sourced P-Menthane-3...

calories and essential fatty acids. While soybean oil has no direct insect repellent activity, it is used as a fixative to extend the short duration of...

may serve as an all-purpose insect repellent. More specifically, the patchouli plant has been found to be a potent repellent against the Formosan subterranean...

burned (e.g. in a "citronella candle") as an insect repellent, particularly to deter haematophagous insects such as mosquitoes. http://www.fao...

can be abrasive in the digestive tract. Bay leaves are used as an insect repellent in pantries and as an active ingredient in killing jars for entomology...

Strickman, Daniel (2007). "History of Insect Repellents §Pyrethrum, Mosquito Coils, and Area Repellents". Insect repellents: principles, methods, and uses....

is also cultivated as a culinary herb, and to a lesser extent as an insect repellent and incense. The specific epithet graveolens refers to the strong-smelling...

is by avoiding being bitten by flies. This may include the use of insect repellent and proper clothing. Other efforts include those to decrease the fly...

Thrips tabaci are repelled by O. basilicum, making this useful as an insect repellent in other crops. The pests Sitophilus oryzae, Stegobium paniceum, Tribolium...