Natural Mosquito Repellants as Effective as DEET

Researchers from University of California at Riverside have discovered four natural mosquito repellents that can act as effective alternatives DEET, a compound that had first been developed during the Second World War. DEET, or N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, has remained the primary insect repellent after it was first introduced by the US Army following a sharp rise in malaria cases among troops that were stationed in the Pacific Theatre. However it has a number of limitations, ...