An insect repellent (also commonly called "bug spray") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and arthropods...

Look up repellent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Repellent can refer to: Insect repellent Animal repellent Water repellent This disambiguation page...

Repellent-1 (Russian: Репеллент-1) is a Russian electronic warfare system designed to suppress the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles at a distance...

applying tar or pitch. Modern items may be waterproofed by applying water-repellent coatings or by sealing seams with gaskets or o-rings. Waterproofing is...

A shark repellent is any method of driving sharks away from an area. Shark repellents are a category of animal repellents. Shark repellent technologies...

An animal repellent consists of any object or method made with the intention of keeping animals away from personal items as well as food, plants or yourself...

A stain repellent is a product added to fabric in order to prevent stains. Stains on fabrics are classified into three types: water-based stains and oil-based...

industries throughout the world. Citronella oil is also a plant-based insect repellent and has been registered for this use in the United States since 1948....

mites. Nepetalactone is a mosquito and fly repellent. Oil isolated from catnip by steam distillation is a repellent against insects, in particular mosquitoes...

the broad category of takeover defenses (more commonly known as "shark repellents") includes the traditional shareholder rights plan poison pill. Other...

and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD...

Durable water repellent, or DWR, is a coating added to fabrics at the factory to make them water-resistant (hydrophobic). Most factory-applied treatments...

Retrieved June 25, 2018. "Behavioral Responses of Bears to Tests of Repellents, Deterrents, and Aversive Conditioning". University of Montana. p. 4....

brand of personal insect repellent sold and distributed in Australia, New Zealand, and online. It was the first insect repellent invented in Australia,...

serve as an all-purpose insect repellent. More specifically, the patchouli plant has been found to be a potent repellent against the Formosan subterranean...

most effective and most common active ingredient in commercial insect repellents. It is a slightly yellow oil intended to be applied to the skin or to...

illegal. Although occasionally used as snake repellent, mothball use as a rodent, squirrel, or bat repellent is illegal in many areas, and tends to cause...

progresses slowly toward the center of the spiral, producing a mosquito-repellent smoke. A typical mosquito coil measures around 15 centimetres (6 in) in...

that the thin waterproof breathable fabric has leaked. Durable water repellent Gore-Tex Hipora Layered clothing Nikwax Analogy Sauna suit Ventile Waterproofing...

Electropositive metals (EPMs) are a new class of shark repellent materials that produce a measurable voltage when immersed in an electrolyte such as seawater...

Water-repellent glass (WRG) is a transparent coating film fabricated onto glass, enabling the glass to exhibit hydrophobicity and durability. WRGs are...

Icaridin, also known as picaridin, is an insect repellent which can be used directly on skin or clothing. It has broad efficacy against various arthropods...

Mace is the brand name of an early type of aerosol self-defense spray invented by Alan Lee Litman in the 1960s. The first commercial product of its type...

moth repellent) Cinnamon bark and cassia bark, which smells like cinnamon, only less potent Cloves Cypress wood shavings (toxic, another moth repellent) Fennel...

different locations regularly and combining with another form of cat repellent may make these devices more effective. A statistical survey into customer...

Scotchgard is a 3M brand of products, a stain repellent and durable water repellent applied to fabric, furniture, and carpets to protect them from stains...

engineering studies have investigated whether a coating with a water-repellent thin film provides the desired benefits. For the hydrophobic coating with...

Ocimum tenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil, tulsi or tulasi, is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is widely cultivated throughout...

field studies, in which ultrasonic repellent devices had been put to the test to suggest that they had any repellent effect on mosquitoes, and therefore...

Eugenia uniflora, the pitanga, Suriname cherry, Brazilian cherry, Cayenne cherry, cerisier carré, monkimonki kersie, ñangapirí, or shimarucu is a flowering...