Research: DEET neurotoxic to bugs, animals

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 19:28 in Biology & Nature

MONTPELLIER, France, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- DEET, the active ingredient in many insect repellents, has been found to be neurotoxic in insects and mammals, French researchers reported Tuesday.

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