Anna Anthro
@AnnaAnthro@mastodon.social
Former College Political #Anthropology Prof. Sharing the Interesting. Not always my position. Birds, Plants, #kdrama or #cdrama slip in. Argentine during World Cup. #nobot Occasionally post in French or Spanish. Migrated from bird site in Oct ‘22 wave. Avatar: Thinking Chimp Header: Young Humpback whale diving in Montreal’s Old Port, first ever. 500 km off course. June 2020. Home: Tio’tia:ke, aka Montréal, Qc. CA
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“We found that a 6% catnip oil was just as effective as #Deet, and the 2% #catnip oil was only marginally less effective than that.”
“Deet is out of the price bracket for most of #Uganda’s rural subsistence farmers, so buying commercially available #mosquito repellents is just not practicable.
“We wanted to make a repellent, which is highly efficacious, but also allows local people to be involved in the production cycle so that it costs a minimal amount of money.”
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/07/catnip-lotion-as-effective-as-deet-at-repelling-mosquitoes-study-finds
JallBarret
@JallBarret@hol.ogra.ph
(They/Them). Independent writer and IT professional. My upcoming series is scifi adventure. I'm excited to publish my first audiobook. ✍🏻 https://jallbarret.writeas.com/
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Logistics of using catnip as a mosquito repellent
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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
As if the summer this year was not shitty enough
#yeg #mosquito #westnilevirus
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaRnj9FptqE/?igsh=M3h6a3BmNHNheWVi
Colin Purrington
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
Macro photography, biology, vegetable gardening, travel, and cooking. Trying to learn German and French. Swarthmore, PA, USA. #searchable
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In my futile quest to get more people to make mosquito traps for their yards, I made a visual. Please share with friends and sneak into any presentation you're giving even if it's completely unrelated to mosquitoes. Mosquito Dunks contain Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis ("Bti"), a bacteria that is safe for everything except mosquito larvae, work for approximately 30 days, and are available at most garden centers and hardware stores in North America. Bti-containing powders and liquids are sold worldwide under different trade names. NB: the white lid helps you see mosquito larvae (if present it's time to add another dose of Bti). #mosquitoes #mosquito #ipm
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