Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
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"Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 10 articles from 10 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The World from PRX, GearJunkie, House Digest and News-Medical. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by Newsylist's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 47d ago.
Who reported it (10)
- The chemical that cats love and mosquitoes hate The World from PRX · 51d ago
- Your Cat’s Favorite Treat Can Repel the World’s Most Dangerous Animal GearJunkie · 51d ago
- Ditch DEET: Study Finds An Herbal Lotion Just As Effective For Mosquitos House Digest · 52d ago
- Researchers develop low-cost catnip mosquito repellent for rural Uganda News-Medical · 52d ago
- Catnip lotion works as well as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, study finds USA Today · 52d ago
- Move Over, DEET: Catnip Lotion Is Just As Effective At Repelling Mosquitoes, Study Finds Yahoo Health · 52d ago
- Scientists Discover a Natural Mosquito Repellent That Works as Well as DEET El Cronista · 52d ago
- Uganda-developed catnip lotion shows promise as affordable mosquito repellent The Eastleigh Voice · 52d ago
- Catnip lotion is as effective as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, study says PhillyVoice · 52d ago
- Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds The Guardian · 52d ago broke it first
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