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2. Bug zapper - Wikipedia

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   Enough electric current flows through the small body of the insect to heat it to a high temperature. [3] The impedance of the power supply and the arrangement of the grid is such that it cannot drive a dangerous current through the body of a human. Bug Zapper (electric insect killer) electrocutes a big fly

3. Fly-killing device - Wikipedia

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   An electric flyswatter (sometimes called mosquito bat, racket zapper, [22] or zap racket) is a battery-powered, handheld bug zapper that resembles a tennis racket invented by Tsao-i Shih in 1996. [23] The handle contains a battery-powered high-voltage generator.

4. Electronic pest control - Wikipedia

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   Electronic pest control is the name given to any of several types of electrically powered devices designed to repel or eliminate pests, usually rodents or insects. Since these devices are not regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act in the United States, the EPA does not require the same kind of efficacy testing that it does for chemical pesticides.

5. Eight ways to repel insects without bug spray - AOL

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   Many of these species pose a significant threat to outdoor enthusiasts, transmitting diseases such as Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF ...

6. Indoor residual spraying - Wikipedia

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   Indoor residual spraying or IRS is the process of spraying the inside of dwellings with an insecticide to kill mosquitoes that spread malaria. A dilute solution of insecticide is sprayed on the inside walls of certain types of dwellings—those with walls made from porous materials such as mud or wood but not plaster as in city dwellings.

7. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient ...