DEET Is Hard to Beat. .
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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 16Health. Publisher: Harvard Health Letter, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): DEET | Insect baits and repellents | Mosquitoes -- Control | Mosquitoes as carriers of diseaseDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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