Sentences with phrase «more as a repellent»

However, Dr Heng points out that although garlic is anti-parasitic and antibacterial in nature, it serves more as a repellent than a cure.

Not exact matches

One of the more interesting uses of capsaicin as an animal repellent involves insects.

In a classic 1983 study, when leaves of some trees were damaged, their healthy neighbors emitted more phenolics and tannins — their natural insect repellents — in response, as if they themselves were under an attack.

But as such ventures go, this Halloween handout is more treat than trick, if your tastes run to dripping blood and repellent skin ailments.

But at the heart of the film, and overarching everything, is a creepy assumption, all the more creepy in that it might be true: Audiences will root for the most repellent of characters, so long as that character is identified as the protagonist.

One of the more repellent details most people in this country would prefer to forget is how imported African women were abused as sex slaves, and how their black sons and brothers surely were too.

Sure enough, as John grows increasingly concerned over the implications of the numbers, the movie gets more and more repellent in its exploitation of contemporary anxieties.

Yes, despite all his unspeakable and often times baffling behavior, the audience is supposed to have some sort of rooting interest in Gord, who is by far more repellent than his hardass father (at least his constant badgering of layabout Gord is justified, as opposed to Gord's self - centered contempt for just about everyone).

As consumers demand more natural pet products, they will search for flea and tick repellents that include fewer chemicals.

More natural - minded owners swear by using ACV as a natural flea repellent.

According to the manufacturer, the effectiveness of Liquid Fence all natural cat repellent will last «a week or more and continue to act as a training deterrent for pets and strays as long as it is present.»

Bug repellent is just as important, if not more so, for your dog as it is for you!

I have been «dabbling» with it for several years, as much of the research associated with it, considers it to be a more effective insect repellent than DEET.

Most of the natural flea remedies you'll find on the Internet are more effective as flea repellents but prevention is a whole different matter than dealing with a full - on flea infestation.

While not as effective, some people prefer natural mosquito repellents such as oil of lemon eucalyptus or the more well - known citronella which can be found in outdoor torches and candles, as well as lotions and sprays you apply to exposed skin.

Research has shown that this herb, when still intact as a plant, is 10 times more effective than DEET (the ingredient found in most insect repellents).

The one downside would be that as this stretch of beach is undeniably amazingly scenic, it is relatively undeveloped and this means sandflies can be a problem for some guests, so it pays to bring good insect repellent with you.dollars more than the regular ones.

Items must be obtained and utilised in much the same way as these games, but of course given the grittier realism of Peridium, these item combinations are rather more grounded — no trading gopher repellent for a carrot cake in this game!

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