repellent
Example Sentences
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Favorite smells could be put in traps to lure mosquitoes away from people, for example, and aversive smells could be used as repellants.
From Science Magazine • May 18, 2023
For one thing, the repellants don't even kill the mosquitoes; they merely prompt the insects to go elsewhere.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022
Because the plants must protect themselves from insects as repellants and toxins sprayed by humans do not work in tropical areas.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Theobald says the product is not approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for skin-applied insect repellants, so he markets his product as “human scent camo.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2018
Insects produce a variety of venoms, attractants, repellants.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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