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Mosquito repellent with oil of lemon eucalyptus, a plant-based ingredient, was recommended as effective by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after we had completed tests for our July repellent report. So we tested again, pitting the oil against a good performer from the earlier test. The results were impressive.
We compared Repel Lemon Eucalyptus spray, $6, the more-concentrated of the two leading eucalyptus-based repellents, against Cutter Unscented with 10 percent deet, $4.50. Deet has been safely used for years, though some people don't like how it smells or feels.
Using caged mosquitoes, testers found that Repel prevented bites by an aggressive species for 4 to 7 hours, and more than 12 hours by a tamer type. That's longer than with the deet repellent or a ...