Task&Purpose: Mosquitos suck, so which repellent is best to deter them: Deet or Picaridin?
Task&Purpose: Mosquitos suck, so which repellent is best to deter them: Deet or Picaridin?
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Whether you’re deployed or sitting on your back porch, mosquitos can ruin your time outside.
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Mosquitos suck, so which repellent is best to deter them: Deet or Picaridin?
Written By: Jonathon Klein
Whether you’re deployed or sitting on your back porch, mosquitos can ruin your time outside.
My grandfather spent World War II in the Pacific Theater, island hopping from one inhospitable jungle to the next. And though I never met him, my mom told me the stories he brought back. They weren’t of his combat, which saw him earn a Purple Heart— his statement remained steadfastly, “We were boys shooting at other boys” — but of the rank snake- and mosquito-infested wilderness. His kingdom for mosquito repellent.
Today, we have Deet and Picaridin, two highly effective forms of mosquito repellent that I’m sure would’ve made my grandfather’s experience slightly less awful. Today, these compounds improve the lives of soldiers and civilians around the world and help fight dengue fever, malaria, and a host of other mosquito-borne illnesses and diseases.
But to many, they’re just things we spray onto ourselves and our children when trudging through other inhospitable jungles in countries we definitely aren’t actually in. Most don’t think about the differences between the two, what they help achieve, how many people they protect, or the real difference between deet and picaridin.
That’s where Task & Purpose’s info editors come in. Let’s get into all that and drop you some knowledge.
Mosquitos suck, so which repellent is best to deter them: Deet or Picaridin?
Written By: Jonathon Klein
Whether you’re deployed or sitting on your back porch, mosquitos can ruin your time outside.
My grandfather spent World War II in the Pacific Theater, island hopping from one inhospitable jungle to the next. And though I never met him, my mom told me the stories he brought back. They weren’t of his combat, which saw him earn a Purple Heart— his statement remained steadfastly, “We were boys shooting at other boys” — but of the rank snake- and mosquito-infested wilderness. His kingdom for mosquito repellent.
Today, we have Deet and Picaridin, two highly effective forms of mosquito repellent that I’m sure would’ve made my grandfather’s experience slightly less awful. Today, these compounds improve the lives of soldiers and civilians around the world and help fight dengue fever, malaria, and a host of other mosquito-borne illnesses and diseases.
But to many, they’re just things we spray onto ourselves and our children when trudging through other inhospitable jungles in countries we definitely aren’t actually in. Most don’t think about the differences between the two, what they help achieve, how many people they protect, or the real difference between deet and picaridin.
That’s where Task & Purpose’s info editors come in. Let’s get into all that and drop you some knowledge.
Mosquitos suck, so which repellent is best to deter them: Deet or Picaridin?
Written By: Jonathon Klein
Whether you’re deployed or sitting on your back porch, mosquitos can ruin your time outside.
My grandfather spent World War II in the Pacific Theater, island hopping from one inhospitable jungle to the next. And though I never met him, my mom told me the stories he brought back. They weren’t of his combat, which saw him earn a Purple Heart— his statement remained steadfastly, “We were boys shooting at other boys” — but of the rank snake- and mosquito-infested wilderness. His kingdom for mosquito repellent.
Today, we have Deet and Picaridin, two highly effective forms of mosquito repellent that I’m sure would’ve made my grandfather’s experience slightly less awful. Today, these compounds improve the lives of soldiers and civilians around the world and help fight dengue fever, malaria, and a host of other mosquito-borne illnesses and diseases.
But to many, they’re just things we spray onto ourselves and our children when trudging through other inhospitable jungles in countries we definitely aren’t actually in. Most don’t think about the differences between the two, what they help achieve, how many people they protect, or the real difference between deet and picaridin.
That’s where Task & Purpose’s info editors come in. Let’s get into all that and drop you some knowledge.
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