Coconut oil compounds repel insects better than DEET

Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 10:22 in Biology & Nature

Compounds derived from coconut oil are better than DEET at repelling blood-sucking insects, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.

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