[at-l] DEET

[jbkramer@afn.org (Bryan Kramer)]

Nope only currently available material, there is another product
reportedly on the way that is supposed to be very effective too. My
feelings on DEET is that if there are any adverse effects with normal
use they must be mighty hard to see since there are few products that
have been used as much and on as many people as DEET. If they do come
out with something as effective and costing about the same I will be
happy to try it. But why folks assume something like catnip oil will be
completely innocuous is a mystery to me, how many people has it been
tested on? Just because it's a natural product doesn't make it
completely safe: curare, amatoxin and ricin are natural after all.

Bryan

> 
> They didn't test catnip oil in that study, did they, only 
> commercial products? A University of Iowa researcher found 
> that catnip oil was 10 times more repellent than DEET (and 
> repels roaches too - dual use!). 
> 
> Again, not to take sides, since DEET clearly has it's place, 
> but to present all evidence:
> 
> A radio interview yesterday with a Duke University research 
> doctor illuminated his latest findings on DEET. DEET over 
> long periods (He said a week or more) DID affect the areas of 
> the brain concerned with memory and also (here I dredging 
> from memory) fine motor skills. It killed cells, is what he said.
> 
> Another finding of this latest research was that DEET in 
> combination with other medications, chemicals and ESPECIALLY 
> IN COMBINATION WITH PEMETHRIN was especially toxic. Don't 
> some folks soak their gear in permethrin solutions?
> 
> If this doctor's research is correct, and the latest 
> findings, then the above article, while accurate, is not 
> accounting for the unseen damage, perhaps. This damage is 
> cumulative, the researcher said..
> 
> I have to leave for several days, but if someone is 
> interested in tracking this down or having me do so, it was 
> on NC public radio, "The State of Things". I recognize right 
> now it's just hearsay.
> 
> Just looking at all the options.
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