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Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
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cm0002 lemdro.id cm0002@lemdro.id
Joined: 2025-06-07
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Link: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/07/catnip-lotion-as-effective-as-deet-at-repelling-mosquitoes-study-finds?=0
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yenahmik lemmy.world yenahmik@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-10
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You will, however, attract all cats in the area.
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Hirom beehaw.org Hirom@beehaw.org
Joined: 2023-03-02
#3 · Quote Reply

Nice try, cats
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ohulancutash feddit.uk ohulancutash@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-02-16
#4 · Quote Reply

Maybe the only way I’ll find myself knee-deep in pussy.
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wyldrstallyns lemmy.dbzer0.com wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-05-16
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ohulancutash wrote:
Maybe the only way I’ll find myself knee-deep in pussy.

If you crouch/sit/lie down to pet the legion of strays, though... they'll hide your morsels where no one'll ever find you. 😜
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OryxAndCake slrpnk.net OryxAndCake@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2026-01-26
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yenahmik wrote:
You will, however, attract all cats in the area.

/ᐠ > ˕ <マ ₊˚⊹♡
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Kevlar21 piefed.social Kevlar21@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-21
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yenahmik wrote:
You will, however, attract all cats in the area.

So is there a downside?
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crandlecan mander.xyz crandlecan@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-10-01
#8 · (edited) Quote Reply
Kevlar21 wrote:
So is there a downside?

You will, however, attract all cats in the area 👍🏼
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Em Adespoton lemmy.ca adespoton@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-04
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Are large cats like lions, tigers, pumas, leopards and mountain lions attracted to catnip?
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rayyy piefed.social rayyy@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-09
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yenahmik wrote:
You will, however, attract all cats in the area.

Surprisingly not all cats react to catnip, however silver vine is more powerful . 80% of cats respond to silver vine—including 75% of the cats who didn’t respond to catnip.
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kata1yst sh.itjust.works kata1yst@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-02-16
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Em Adespoton wrote:
Are large cats like lions, tigers, pumas, leopards and mountain lions attracted to catnip?

Hahaha. Why?
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Zannsolo lemmy.world Zannsolo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-17
#12 · Quote Reply

It just stops bites because they can drink directly from all your scratches from the cats you attract
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crandlecan mander.xyz crandlecan@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-10-01
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rayyy wrote:
Surprisingly not all cats react to catnip, however silver vine is more powerful . 80% of cats respond to silver vine—including 75% of the cats who didn’t respond to catnip.

And what does Big Mosquito think of this?
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crandlecan mander.xyz crandlecan@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-10-01
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Em Adespoton wrote:
Are large cats like lions, tigers, pumas, leopards and mountain lions attracted to catnip?

Yes. And I think a musk perfume can have the same effect.
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