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<br>With summer coming early this year, mid January it seems, we did not have a good freeze. Be on the look out for swarms of bugs eager to feast on the smorgasbord that is you. Below are the recommendations for insect repellent from the CDC. As with all advice use common sense and make sure the recommendations are right for you.<br>
<br>Honorable Lord Centurion Dietrich Wyss, Chirurgeon<br><br><br>Source: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/insect_repellent.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/insect_repellent.htm</a><br>
<br>Topic: Center for Disease Control insect repellent recommendations<br><br>Excerpt: <br><br><p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
<strong>Q. Which mosquito repellents work best?<br>
A.</strong> CDC recommends using products that have been shown
to work in scientific trials and that contain active ingredients
which have been registered with the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/insectrp.htm" target="_blank">US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)</a> for use as insect repellents
on skin or clothing. When EPA registers a repellent, they evaluate
the product for efficacy and potential effects on human beings
and the environment. EPA registration means that EPA does not
expect a product, when used according to the instructions on the
label, to cause unreasonable adverse effects to human health or
the environment.<br>
<br>
Of the active ingredients registered with the EPA, CDC believes
that two have demonstrated a higher degree of efficacy in the
peer-reviewed, scientific literature </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(See
<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/publications.htm#Repellent">Publications</a> page.)</font></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.
Products containing these active ingredients typically provide
longer-lasting protection than others:</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">•
DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide)<br>
• Picaridin (KBR 3023) </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Oil of lemon eucalyptus [active ingredient: p-menthane 3,8-diol
(PMD)], a plant- based repellent, is also registered with EPA.
In two recent scientific publications, when oil of lemon eucalyptus
was tested against mosquitoes found in the US it provided protection
similar to repellents with low concentrations of DEET. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Q.
How does the percentage of active ingredient in a product relate
to the amount of protection it gives?<br>
A. </strong>Typically, the more active ingredient a product contains
the longer it provides protection from mosquito bites. The concentration
of different active ingredients cannot be directly compared (that
is, 10% concentration of one product doesn’t mean it works
exactly the same as 10% concentration of another product.) </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
DEET is an effective active ingredient found in many repellent
products and in a variety of formulations. Based on a 2002 study
(</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fradin
and Day, 2002. See <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/publications.htm">Publications</a>
page.</font></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">):</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
• A product containing 23.8% DEET provided an average of
5 hours of protection from mosquito bites. <br>
• A product containing 20% DEET provided almost 4 hours
of protection <br>
• A product with 6.65% DEET provided almost 2 hours of protection
<br>
• Products with 4.75% DEET were both able to provide roughly
1 and a half hour of protection. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
These examples represent results from only one study and are only
included to provide a general idea of how such products may work.
Actual protection will vary widely based on conditions such as
temperature, perspiration, and water exposure. </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Choose a repellent that provides protection for the amount of
time that you will be outdoors. A product with a higher percentage
of active ingredient is a good choice if you will be outdoors
for several hours while a product with a lower concentration can
be used if time outdoors will be limited. Simply re-apply repellent
(following label instructions) if you are outdoors for a longer
time than expected and start to be bitten by mosquitoes.</font></p><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Elfsea Chronicler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elfsea.chronicler@gmail.com">elfsea.chronicler@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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