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[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 102 points 2 weeks ago

Nicotine, THC, and cocaine are also insecticides. And psilocybin might be an insect repellent.

Thanks poison!

[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 weeks ago

Drugs - natures mosquito repellant

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Mosquitoes are such squares!

[-] rooroo@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

So that’s the reason I’m not stung as badly as my friends!

[-] SuperIce@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Capsaicin is a fungicide, which is extremely useful in the environments where spicy peppers grow.

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