Friday, May 14, 2010

Long term effects of using mosquito repellent?

I am writing an essay and don't say do it myself or i'm not doing your homework for you because all i want is some guidance of what it could do exactly. =] Pleaseeee help.Long term effects of using mosquito repellent?
DEET is the preferred mosquito repellent, but frankly it does have some problems.... at least for a photographer in the wild.





The stuff erodes the plastic on cameras!!!!!





And I'm guessing if you put it directly on your skin, it will in the long term have at least some ill effects on one's health.





We have been in Africa many times and did other things.... put it on a rag, and put the rag on the hat. Put it on a shirt, and wore two shirts. Wore gloves. And most bugs hate the smell of Avon's Skin So Soft......





I hasten to add that mosquitoes in Africa are huge, and as well carry malaria, so one has a choice of being slathered in some sort of stuff, or risk malaria, even if you take Larium, an anti-malaria drug for tourists.





There are now devices that emit a frequency that drive them off. Have not used that yet.





But the bottom line for any insecticide or repellent, is that you and that insect rather work the same way... with cells and neurological chemicals. If it harms them, sooner or later it will harm you too. Same with most herbicides. Plants and animals are all made of cells. We are all made of DNA, and though it may take much longer to bother you, the insect lives a few days, the plant maybe several decades, .... you, hopefully will live at least 80 years.... far longer to be exposed to all sorts of chemicals, insect repellents, air pollution, chemicals deliberately put in your food to retard spoilage... this list is endless.Long term effects of using mosquito repellent?
it means more dead mosquitoes which is sad if you are a bat, dragonfly, frog, fish,or an other animal that needs mosquitos to live.. dont forget about that...

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