Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds

7 juillet 2026 | Kat Lay Global health correspondent
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda. Catnip, or Nepeta cataria, (…)
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