Lavender extract makes excellent mosquito-repellent
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/08/07/lavender-extract-makes-excellent-mosquito-repellent

* Non-paywalled article: https://archive.fo/RFuEt

* As a youth/young adult in Nova Scotia we got bit all the time by mosquitos: no problem
* Fast forward (decades/British Columbia): my partner & I both now react (welts; perhaps even minor scarring) from mosquito bites 😯
* Have lavender oil: will check this out! 🙂

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_oil

#EnvironmentalHealth #lavender #insects #mosquitos #InsectRepellant #EssentialOils

https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/4/pgad069/7103447

"This work saw a significant 80% decrease in feeding on human skin when a thin cellulose #nanocrystal (CNC) coat was applied. The effect was further confirmed by artificial feeding on Aedes aegypti wherein CNC appears to act as a chemical camouflage to the many cues sought by the insects. The combined effect of CNC with indole reduced egg laying post exposure to mammalian blood close to null with 99.4% less eggs as compared to control. "

#mosquito #insectRepellant