what substance in pandan leaves can repel mosquitoes?
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citronella from the pandan leaves is the natural insect repellant
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Raid ant and roach spray\n\nBoric acid!\n\nPee in the yard!
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Mosquitoes prefer warm-blooded animals not just horses. The warmth is the main attractive feature for the mosquitoes. Another reason is that because horses skin  is not covered with fur, feather, thick hair thus there  is an  easy access for the mosquitoes to suck blood. Other animals which attract mosquito includes cattles, carabao, pigs and many others. Humans also attract mosquito.\n\nThere are remedies to protect horses from mosquitoes such as repellants and mosquito proof horse clothing.♥
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(Centre for Disease Control) recommends using an insect repellent on exposed areas of skin. The most effective compound is DEET (N,N-diethyl meta-toluamide), an ingredient in most insect repellents. However, insect repellents containing DEET should be used sparingly on children. Don't apply it under clothes, or too much of the toxic substance may be absorbed. Also, avoid applying repellent to portions of the hands that are likely to come in contact with the eyes and mouth. Pediatric insect repellents with only 6-10% DEET are available. For greater protection, clothing and mosquito nets can be soaked in or sprayed with permethrin, which is an insect repellent licensed for use on clothing. If applied according to the directions, permethrin will repel insects from clothing for several weeks. These specialty items can be purchased in hardware, back-packing, and military surplus stores.\n\nUnless traveling to a high risk area, It is recommended to use a gentler insect repellents for children. Skedaddle and Avon's Skin So Soft both work well for some kids. Neither these nor the stronger repellents stop mosquitoes from landing -- only from biting. If you see mosquitoes on yourself, the repellents may still be working. If, however, you are being bitten just as frequently when you use these products, they are not working.\n\nSome studies suggest that taking thiamine (vitamin B1) 25mg to 50 mg three times per day is effective in reducing mosquito bites. This safe vitamin apparently produces a skin odor that is not detectable by humans, but is disagreeable to pregnant mosquitoes (Pediatric Clinics of North America, 16:191, 1969). It seems to be especially effective for those people with large allergic reactions. Thiamine takes about 2 weeks before the odor fully saturates the skin. Garlic may work in the same way (except, of course, the odor is detectable by humans), but I have seen no scientific studies supporting this.\n\nOnce bitten, the mainstays of treatment are cool compresses, antihistamines, anti-itching compounds, and anti-inflammatory medicines. For a cool compress, apply an ice pack wrapped in a towel or soak a washcloth in cold water and press it on the bite. Ask your pharmacist to help you select an appropriate antihistamine for your child. Some are available by prescription only. You might have to balance strength versus drowsy side effects. Zyrtec, a newer antihistamine for children, usually works very well while not being very sedating. Of course, sometimes sedating is not such a bad thing...\n\nThe simplest anti-itching compound is a paste made of baking soda and water. Use just enough water to make a sticky paste, and spread it on. Calamine lotion works in a similar way, and usually the effect lasts longer. Other children prefer a menthol lotion such as Sarna. A topical anesthetic containing pramoxine (such as the prescription PrameGel or the over-the-counter Caladryl) can take away the pain and itching.\n\nFor the anti-inflammatory part of treatment, ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) or naproxen (Alleve) can reduce redness, pain, itching, swelling and fever. Topical steroid creams of various strengths can also be useful. Occasionally reactions to mosquito bites can be severe enough to warrant systemic steroids.\n\nStudies suggest that some natural anti-inflammatory remedies are very effective in some people: oral evening primrose oil (Lancet, 2:1120, 1982) and papaverine (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 13:806, 1985). You might find both of these in a health food store.\n\nStronger, experimental treatments include thymic hormones, recombinant gamma interferon, ultraviolet radiation, and various chemotherapeutic agents (Clinical Pediatric Dermatology, Saunders 1993), but I would only consider them if your reactions get much worse. Probably they will instead get better over time.\n\nIt's tempting to view mosquitoes as nothing but pests. But as my dear friend Christine Du Bois-Buxbaum reminded me, th
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One of the things that attracts mosquitos to living creatures is the carbon dioxide they exhale.  That's one of the reasons mosquito traps often emit carbon dioxide.  \n\nMosquitos are also attracted to some compounds in sweat, but the main attractant is carbon dioxide.  They locate victims using their sense of smell.  So, mosquitos can locate victims in the dark, outside, inside, etc. since living things all breathe in oxygen and exhale CO2.\n\nMore info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito\n\nHope this is helpful.  :-)
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The mosquito species that transmits the Chikungunya virus is the Aedes albopictus, commonly known as the Asian tiger mosquito or forest mosquito. There being no vaccine or preventive drug for chikungunya at present, the best way to avoid the infection is to control the mosquito population in the region and prevent mosquito bites.\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=380&i=8\n\nLast year, several members of the Iowa State University Department of Entomology presented the results of a study on common catnip. Among their conclusions was the fact that an essential oil in catnip is 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than potent chemicals such as DEET.\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=634&i=13\n\nThe symptoms of chikungunya include fever which can reach 39°C, (102.2 °F) a petechial or maculopapular rash usually involving the limbs and trunk, and arthralgia or arthritis affecting multiple joints which can be debilitating. There can also be headache, conjunctival injection and slight photophobia.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikungunya\n\nThe best treatment for Chikunguniya is drinking 6-8 glasses of distilled water each day a pinch of sea salt. This will hydrate and mineralize the body giving it the best ability to flush toxins a relieve body aches. \n\nI would also take mega doses of Vitamin C. \n\nI would also drink unsweetened fruit juice or vegetable juice with\na teaspoon of raw apple cider vinegar with a dash of cayenne, turmeric,  and cinamon to provide good flora and PH balance to speed up recovery.  \n\nIf you have access to the herb Boneset herb also called comfrey, knitbone, Snake Root, and blackwort, it is a very good anti-inflamatory.\nhttp://curezone.com/blogs/f.asp?f=687&t=28860\n\nMSM or Glucosamine are supplements that could help with body aches.
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I dunno if eating garlic will keep mosquitoes away, but it can certainly keep people away!  Actually, there is an effective and inexpensive product out there that works great.  It's called "Deep Woods Off with Sunblock".  It is available in a cream that comes in a tube like toothpaste.  Better to carry that than the stuff that comes in a spray can while travelling by air: airlines DO NOT LIKE passengers attempting to carry pressurized cans of ANYTHING onto the aircraft, even canned air.  And with today's hypersensitivity towards possible acts of sabotage or terrorism, you DO NOT wanna argue with the guys and gals who tell ya you can't take your spray can on the airplane.\nHope your pal enjoys the say in Spain; it can be an enchanting place.
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Mosquitos prefer people with a higher iron content in thier blood. \n\npeople with low blood iron are less likly to be bitten. \n\neating bannanas for instance, before you go outside, raises your potassium and iron count, and will make you more attractive to mosquitos.
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Try to get full rune.. except for plate body (since you need to complete dragon slayer for that).. Use a Rune Scimmy. I used runescimmy for quick hits. YOur food is good as well.. I used trout:( I think you are ready to kick dragon butt. Don't forget the ant dragon shield
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The stinging nettle is a herbaceous perennial, growing to 1-2 m tall in the summer and dying down to the ground in winter. It has very distinctively yellow, widely spreading roots. The soft green leaves are 3-15 cm long, with a strongly serrated margin, a cordate base and an acuminate tip. Both the leaves and the stems are covered with brittle, hollow, silky hairs that were thought to contain formic acid as a defence against grazing animals; but recent research has revealed the cause of the sting to be from three chemicals - a histamine to irritate the skin, acetylcholine to bring on a burning sensation and hydroxytryptamine to encourage the other two chemicals (Elliott 1997). Bare skin brushing up against a stinging nettle plant will break the delicate defensive hairs and release the trio of chemicals, usually resulting in a temporary and painful skin rash.
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Instant Hand Sanitizer\nOff brand mosquito spray with Deet in it\nA hankerchief\nuhhh i don't know any more
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Anti Dandruff. Selenium Sulphide. Key ingridient in Selsun.
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The active ingredient in brown recules spider venom is thought to be sphingomyelinase D, which is an enzyme that degrades some lipids very important to the body.  There is not a proven natural way to inhibit sphingomyelinase D, so tissue death aound the site of the bite will occur and may continue for some time.\n\nSee a doctor ASAP.  (Like tonight)
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When people and animals breathe, they exhale an invisible mixture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and Octenol (a type of alcohol) along with a trace of moisture. Mosquitoes and other biting insects have ultra-sensitive receptors which can detect the presence of these chemicals, or kairomones, from almost 100 feet away. The attraction is so powerful, they immediately fly toward the source of the chemicals.\n\nMoreover, circulating blood in animal and human targets radiates body heat. Mosquitoes also have sophisticated heat sensors to help them locate blood, their food supply. In effect, mosquitoes become heat-seeking missiles, following both exhaled gases and body heat directly to their target. Within 30 feet, mosquitoes can actually see their victims. When they arrive, they fly around the victim to find landing sites where blood is closest to the surface.
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The reason the plant makes urushiol, the chemical that causes the reaction, is to protect itself from herbivores- Plants cant run or fight back, so they use chemical warfare.\n\nUrishiol penetrates the outer layer of skin until it hits the dermis, and in the dermis an allergic reaction to the urushiol occurs.\n\nIt takes a few hours to a day to get the reaction, and can last a week- In some, it's a massive allergic response that causes pain, itching, swelling, formation of large blisters and pustules that ooze pus-it can even scar the skin
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dirnk orange juice so that you can prevent it and keep your surroundings away from mosquito
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"The high larvicidal effect of Bacillus sphaericus (Bs), a mosquito control agent, originates from the presence of a binary toxin (Bs Bin) composed of two proteins (BinA and BinB) that work together to lyse gut cells of susceptible larvae."