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2. Howard Carter (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   Howard Carter is a British inventor and businessman. He foundered Incognito in 2007. He is an expert in the field of insects and specifically as a mosquito bite prevention expert. After contracting two life-threatening diseases from mosquito bites, despite using a high-percentage DEET-based repellent, he was motivated to invent a totally ...

3. DEET - Wikipedia

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   DEET is often sold and used in spray or lotion in concentrations up to 100%. [13] Consumer Reports found a direct correlation between DEET concentration and hours of protection against insect bites. 100% DEET was found to offer up to 12 hours of protection while several lower concentration DEET formulations (20–34%) offered 3–6 hours of ...

4. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (para-menthane-diol or PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient provide longer ...

5. The Best Bug Sprays and Insect Repellents, According to ...

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   According to the American Mosquito Control Association, DEET (N-Diethyl-3-Methylbenzamide) is the most effective active ingredient in an insect repellent. A 10% DEET-based repellent will typically ...

6. Can You Use Bug Spray on a Baby? - AOL

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   For example, DEET concentrations can range from 5% to nearly 100%, providing 1.5 to 12 hours of protection, but for babies and children the AAP recommends using bug spray with no more than 10-30% ...

7. Sterile insect technique - Wikipedia

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   The sterile insect technique (SIT) [1][2] is a method of biological insect control, whereby overwhelming numbers of sterile insects are released into the wild. The released insects are preferably male, as this is more cost-effective and the females may in some situations cause damage by laying eggs in the crop, or, in the case of mosquitoes ...