About this episode

This episode discusses how catnip can serve as an effective mosquito repellent, potentially replacing DEET.

Homegrown catnip rivals DEET as mosquito repellent Catnip lotion works as well as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, study finds Contact the Show: coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: Cool Stuff Daily

Topics covered

• mosquito repellent
• catnip
• DEET
• homegrown plants
• science

Keywords

• catnip
• mosquitoes
• DEET
• repellent
• study
• lotion

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Products: Catnip, DEET

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