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...

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...

Insect Shield is a brand of insect repellent used on clothes. It contains permethrin, which is similar to bug-repellent, and registered by the U.S. Environmental...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

centuries, the dried leaves have been mixed with stored grains to repel insects. The essential oil may have nematicidal properties against Tylenchulus...

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...

one or more may predominate. PMD is the active ingredient in some insect repellents. Its odor and chemical structure are similar to menthol, and it has...

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

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...