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Off! (brand) Off! OFF! Unscented insect repellent. Off! (stylized as OFF!) is an insect repellent brand from American corporation S. C. Johnson & Son, produced in Finland. Its active ingredient is DEET ( N, N -diethyl- m -toluamide) or metofluthrin which is the most common ingredient in insect repellants. [ 1] It was first sold in 1957.
Metriini. Bombardier beetles are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—which are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: when disturbed, they eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of the abdomen with a popping sound.
A Flit gun is a hand-pumped insecticide sprayer used to dispense FLIT, a brand-name insecticide widely used against flies and mosquitoes between 1928 and the mid-1950s. Although named after the well-known brand, "Flit gun" became a generic name for this type of dispenser. [ 1] Once commonly found in households, hand-operated Flit guns have been ...
A fogger or spray insecticide containing an insect growth regulator, such as pyriproxyfen or methoprene can kill eggs and pupae, which are quite resistant to insecticides. A comparison of 3 insecticides (selamectin, fipronil, imidacloprid) showed that selamectin reduced larval cat fleas ≥93.5% after 24 h at doses of ≥0.3 μg. In contrast ...
Specifically, Home Depot claims to currently have 17%, or $170 billion, of the $1 trillion total addressable market, and management believes this acquisition increases that stake by $50 billion ...
Insect repellent. A mosquito coil. An insect repellent (also commonly called " bug spray ") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne (and other arthropod ...
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday that former President Trump’s “self-announced” press conference shows the GOP presidential nominee is “panicking.” In a ...
Beavis and Butt-Head miss the school bus home and get lost trying to walk home via what Butt-Head says will be a shortcut. They walk to the other side of town before being given a lift back to Highland High in the back of a pickup truck. The next day, they stay on the bus until the end of the route and Butt-Head claims to know a shortcut.