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Should You Avoid DEET in Bug Sprays? What to Know Before Ditching It for Natural Options
Bug sprays containing DEET are highly effective—but are they safe? Here's what to know about the health effects of DEET, and ...
Uruguay confronts a powerful new threat to its palm trees: A tiny red bug
Palm trees stand on Buceo beach in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, June 19, 2025, as authorities continue to battle the red ...
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Picaridin or DEET: What’s the Difference and Which Is Safer for Camping and Hiking?
Picaridin works by blocking a mosquito’s ability to sense its human target. It repels mosquitoes, ticks, flies, fleas, and ...
Invasive beetles are destroying some of Oklahoma's trees. Foresters are using wasps to fight them
The invasive emerald ash borer beetle has seeped into Oklahoma from the eastern United States. Here's how wasps could help ...
Insecticides in cattle feed to combat flies 'significantly lower' dung beetle populations, which control flies naturally
Anyone who has walked through a barn or cattle pasture in the summer knows that flies are a nuisance and even a health hazard ...
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'We knew it was coming': Oklahoma deploys tiny wasps to control invasive forest pest
Foresters are using parasitoids to reduce the spread of the emerald ash borer beetle, following the lead of many states to ...
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Insecticide-treated nets for preventing malaria - Cochrane
A previous version of this Cochrane Review identified that insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are effective at reducing child mortality, parasite prevalence, and uncomplicated and severe malaria episodes ...