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DEET

N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, abbreviated DEET, is a slightly yellow oil. It is the most common active ingredient in insect repellents. It is intended to be applied to the skin or to clothing, and provides protection against tick bites, mosquito bites, chiggers, and other insects that can transmit disease.

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DEET

Scientists find insect DEET receptors, develop safe alternatives to DEET

Mutant mosquitoes lose their appetite for humans

Mosquitoes exposed to DEET once are less repelled by it a few hours later

How does DEET work? Study says it confuses insects (Update)

New type of insect repellant may be thousands of times stronger than DEET

The buzz on an amazing new mosquito repellent: Will it fly?

Popular insect repellent deet affects nervous system: study