Do your ankles really feel like a buffet today? Check your data of techniques to forestall bites.
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On the subject of stopping mosquito bites, many individuals flip to the plain options: bug sprays or simply staying indoors. However there are different efficient, science-backed methods to maintain these pesky mosquitoes at bay, a few of which can shock you.
Sammy Ramseya professor of entomology on the College of Colorado, Boulder, and Brian Byrda professor of environmental well being sciences at Western Carolina College, share a few of these techniques, which Life Equipment has became a quiz.
See whether or not you’ll be able to guess the solutions to those questions. They might prevent from a number of mosquito bites!
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