[ad_1] WASHINGTON: According to a study, compounds derived from coconut oil are more effective than DEET in preventing disease transmission and discomfort related to insect bites. For more than 60 years, DEET …
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[ad_1] Illustration of coconut oil(Photo: rodrigobark, Getty Images / iStock) According to a bulletin from the US Department of Agriculture, compounds derived from coconut oil repel some insects better than DEET, a …
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[ad_1] A woman returned from a trip to Belize with a human larva (a.k.a. Dermatobia hominis) deep in his skin, reported LiveScience. The doctors eventually removed the larvae surgically. This type of …
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[ad_1] MENDHAM, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – It's almost time to get the perfect Christmas tree for you and your family, but worry about a new threat to this year's harvest. With its wings …
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[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain While the temperature in the tropical forests of northeastern Puerto Rico has risen by two degrees Celsius since the mid-1970s, the biomass of arthropods – invertebrate animals …
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[ad_1] A woman shared shocking photos showing how a flesh-eating insect ate large chunks of her stomach after having a tummy tuck. Laura Franks underwent the procedure to get rid of the …
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[ad_1] During the past decade, scientists have been facing the alarming decline of bee populations. According to one study, sunflower plants could be a solution. Pollen from bright yellow flowering plants is …
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[ad_1] Cyborg cockroaches could help with search and rescue missions in collapsed buildings, Researchers from the University of Connecticut placed tiny neuro-controllers on cockroaches to manipulate the insects' movement inside the buildings. …
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[ad_1] The bites of infected insects could kill you here in Britain, warned an expert. Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK) said that warm weather has seen haematophagous horsefly populations reach Mediterranean levels. Insects …
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[ad_1] Copyright of the image Getty Images Image caption The fly bite can cause an infection Although many of us enjoy the mild temperatures of this year's heatwave, unfortunately for some, biting …
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