There are some pretty big downsides to essential oils. They can be an allergen to some people, they don’t last nearly as long, and they don’t tend to work as well.
The CDC does not recommend them for use in areas where mosquitos harbor disease.
DEET and Picaridin are just fine for people to use, they last much longer and actually repel mosquitos very well. You’re unlikely to breed resistant mosquitos because there’s already plenty of mammals around that don’t use repellent (like wildlife) for them to feed on.
It was in the news some years back, I know because I made a joke ad nausea about the catnip oil, I’m not going to tell you it because I don’t like you.
There are a lot of plant oils that are as good as deet at repelling insects, like peppermint, or catnip oil.
Those insects won’t be compelled to peppermint, because reasons.
“As good as deet” is making some insane assumptions.
I grew up in Florida, deet was miles more effective. Peppermint oil doesn’t do shit to the mosquitoes down there.
There are some pretty big downsides to essential oils. They can be an allergen to some people, they don’t last nearly as long, and they don’t tend to work as well.
https://www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/hcp/environmental-hazards-risks/mosquitoes-ticks-and-other-arthropods.html
The CDC does not recommend them for use in areas where mosquitos harbor disease.
DEET and Picaridin are just fine for people to use, they last much longer and actually repel mosquitos very well. You’re unlikely to breed resistant mosquitos because there’s already plenty of mammals around that don’t use repellent (like wildlife) for them to feed on.
Peppermint and Catnip work as well as deet.
Going to need some actual evidence to back up that claim.
It was in the news some years back, I know because I made a joke ad nausea about the catnip oil, I’m not going to tell you it because I don’t like you.
No problem champ