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DEET Is Hard to Beat. - Harvard Health Letter, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 16, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: DEET Is Hard to Beat, July 2003; pp. 1-3.
"Discovered by scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture and patented by the U.S. Army in 1946, DEET has been used in commercial repellents since the late 1950s." (HARVARD HEALTH LETTER) This article examines the use of DEET as a mosquito repellent, noting its advantages over "natural" products as well as the dangers that have been associated with its use.
1522-323X;
DEET
Insect baits and repellents
Mosquitoes--Control
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease
AC1.S5
050
DEET Is Hard to Beat. - Harvard Health Letter, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 16, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: DEET Is Hard to Beat, July 2003; pp. 1-3.
"Discovered by scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture and patented by the U.S. Army in 1946, DEET has been used in commercial repellents since the late 1950s." (HARVARD HEALTH LETTER) This article examines the use of DEET as a mosquito repellent, noting its advantages over "natural" products as well as the dangers that have been associated with its use.
1522-323X;
DEET
Insect baits and repellents
Mosquitoes--Control
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease
AC1.S5
050