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aftonbladet
Aftonbladet @aftonbladet@friendica.helvetet.eu · Aug 06, 2026
Vithajar i mängder, blommor i öknen och fler malariafall. Här är de märkliga effekterna av väderfenomenet El Niño. – Djur och natur är anpassade efter den här cykeln, säger professorn Michael Tjernström.#elniño #klimathotet #malaria #galapagos #hajar Leguanerna krymper, hajar invaderar – och öknen blommar
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JallBarret @JallBarret@hol.ogra.ph · Jul 09, 2026
Logistics of using catnip as a mosquito repellent Hover or focus to reveal Sensitive
There's news out that catnip can be as effective or more effective than DEET based mosquito repellent. I spent a month in a country (just before I turned 16) where you have to take anti-malarials if you're visiting from the west. They still recommend you use repellent. One of my teammates got malaria from her time there so me soaking myself in DEET spray seems pretty rational in hindsight. However, that stuff is nasty and I have permanent scarring on my body from DEET bubbling out of my skin. So I never want to use DEET again. I'm still well-beloved by mosquitoes nearly 30 years later and, thanks to climate change and a government perpetually disinterested in doing its job, I have more reason than ever to want to avoid mosquitoes. So, the catnip news is potentially great news. Trying to find a reasonable and affordable way to use that information is pretty terrible right now, though. #catnip #DEET #mosquito #malaria
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Axomamma
Axomamma, Antifa from birth @Axomamma@mastodon.online · Jul 07, 2026
"Dr Simon Scofield, a senior lecturer at Cardiff University, said: “We found that a 6% catnip oil was just as effective [at repelling mosquitos] as Deet, and the 2% catnip oil was only marginally less effective than that." #Catnip #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Malaria #NiceTimes https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/07/catnip-lotion-as-effective-as-deet-at-repelling-mosquitoes-study-finds
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