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Old 05-09-2014, 06:34 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 2014-09-04 18:06:12 +0000, Martin said:

On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:41:52 +0100, Jeff Layman
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On 04/09/2014 09:20, Martin wrote:

I use DEET on my clothes not on my skin. Dutch tests resulted in
recommendations
of repellents that contained at least 50% DEET.


Yes, it works, but the biggest problem with DEET is that it is a pretty
good solvent for some plastics.


I dripped some on a phone and it left a crater in the surface.

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And we're supposed to put this stuff on our bodies?!
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