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Alternatives to chemical mosquito repellents: Are natural options safer?

Health risks, environmental impact of chemical mosquito repellents have prompted a search for natural ones but are these alternatives safer and more effective?

Alternatives to chemical mosquito repellents: Are natural options safer and more effective? (Photo by Twitter/pinecrestfl )
Published on May 26, 2023 05:29 PM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, Delhi

National Dengue Day: Is it Malaria or Dengue? Here's the difference

Though with common seasonal trend and high-grade fever as common signs, Malaria and Dengue both differ in other symptoms. Here's how to know the difference

Is it Malaria or Dengue? Here's how to know the difference between the two mosquito-borne diseases (Photo by Pragyan Bezbaruah on Pexels)
Updated on May 16, 2023 12:16 PM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, Delhi

Fragrances in soap can make you a more attractive target for mosquitoes

Lathering up with soap? Wait till the mosquitoes find out as soap can make humans more attractive to mosquitoes. Here's how to repel them

Fragrances in soap can make you a more attractive target for mosquitoes. Here's how to repel them (Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels)
Published on May 12, 2023 08:33 AM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, Delhi

How dengue-carrying mosquitoes evolve to become resistant to insecticides

Japanese scientist Shinji Kasai and his team examined mosquitos from several countries in Asia as well as Ghana and found a series of mutations had made some virtually impervious to popular pyrethroid-based chemicals like permethrin.

Health authorities commonly fog mosquito-infested areas with clouds of insecticide, and resistance has long been a concern, but the scale of the problem was not well understood.(AFP/ Representative image)
Published on Jan 11, 2023 09:03 AM IST
AFP |

Not only mosquito's bite but bacteria carried on its body pose risk too: Study

Avoiding mosquitoes to protect against bites is always a good idea. But a new North Carolina State University study shows that the bacteria-ridden exteriors of mosquitoes may be another reason to arm yourself with a swatter.

Mosquitoes carry bacteria externally and internally and come into your home, research points.(Shutterstock)
Published on Dec 17, 2022 05:44 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
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