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Mosquito females bite people to get vital nutrients from our blood.
One single blood meal can give rise to about 100 mosquito eggs that hatch into wiggling larvae.
DEET, chemical name, was developed in the 1950s by the U.S. Army and is well-established mosquito repellent.
This oil, with active ingredients cinnamaldehyde and eugenol, can protect from mosquitoes for over 60 minutes .
Geraniol and 2-PEP , or 2 -phenylethyl propionate, work for about 60 minutes at a 10% concentration in lotion.
We recommend using repellents with the active ingredient DEET if you live in areas with a high risk of vector-borne disease transmission.
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