Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
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A 6% catnip oil lotion proved just as effective as Deet in repelling malaria-carrying mosquitoes in trials in Uganda, offering a cheap, locally-producible alternative to expensive commercial repellents for rural subsistence farmers where insecticide resistance is rising.
Early-stage research presented at a conference; human efficacy data still limited, and scalability of local production remains to be tested.
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