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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 103 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

Thanks poison!

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Drugs - natures mosquito repellant

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Mosquitoes are such squares!

[–] rooroo@feddit.org 7 points 2 years ago

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

[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

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