Shoo, fly! Catnip oil repels bloodsucking flies
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 11:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Catnip, the plant that attracts domestic cats like an irresistible force, has proven 99 percent effective in repelling the blood-sucking flies that attack horses and cows, causing $2 billion in annual loses to the cattle industry. That's the word from a report published in ACS' biweekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.