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The Perpetually Curious! @theperpetuallycurious8@mastodon.social
· 1mo ago
🦟 A mosquito bite may vanish in moments, yet its story unfolds beneath the skin. Why can a turning point arrive as the fever fades? ✍️ Follow the science beyond the bite: https://www.theperpetuallycurious.org/dengue/ A small encounter can reveal a hidden world. #Dengue #Biology #Health #Mosquito #ThePerpetuallyCurious
How Dengue Fever Affects the Body: Beyond the Bite
theperpetuallycurious.org

How Dengue Fever Affects the Body: Beyond the Bite

Explore how dengue fever affects the body, from mosquito transmission and symptoms to plasma leakage, immune responses, and recovery.

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13 @13@2137.social
· 3mo ago
Keeping Mosquitoes Away with Catnip-Based Repellent https://hackaday.com/2026/07/24/keeping-mosquitoes-away-with-catnip-based-repellent/ #Greenhacks #Bugrepellent #Insectrepellent #Mosquito #Mosquitorepellent #Pesticide
Keeping Mosquitoes Away With Catnip-Based Repellent
hackaday.com

Keeping Mosquitoes Away With Catnip-Based Repellent

Despite their small size, mosquitoes are one of the deadliest creatures on Earth, and keeping them away from you is one of the best ways to stay safe. DEET has been the mainstay of insect repellent…

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Anna Haunthro @AnnaAnthro@mastodon.social
· 4mo ago
“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.”
theguardian.com
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JallBarret @JallBarret@hol.ogra.ph
· 4mo ago
Logistics of using catnip as a mosquito repellent
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Colin Purrington @colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
· 6mo ago
Boosted by @hypebot@goingdark.social
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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