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Catnip oil repells mosquitoes

Posted by on Tue 28 Aug 2001 - 13:04
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ABC News has posted an AP article about an Iowa State University study which found catnip oil up to ten times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than the most common ingredient in repellent sprays. The story also briefly mentions and earlier study which showed catnip repelled cockroaches. Note from Gene: no wonder mosquitoes almost never bit me back when I lived in mosquito country.

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Neowolf — Tue 28 Aug 2001 - 20:35
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Unfortunately, you'll be cruelly used by hordes of felines.

Anon — Tue 28 Aug 2001 - 22:36
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"Unfortunately, you'll be curelly used by hordes of felines."

This would be different from "owning" a cat exactly how?

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