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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·28 days agoI’ve not seen the study referenced, but if I were doing it I’d have cows I painted with white paint, white stripes, black paint, and a control I left unpainted.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-228 days agoYes, obviously. But are the flies possibly repelled by the paint? Are the flies even able to bite through the paint? Edit: 50% stripes, 50% reduction in bug bites. Coincidence? I think not.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·28 days agoSomebody posted the study in this thread if you’re curious
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·28 days agoFair enough. But I’m in no rush to paint myself or my dog, and I lost the last cow I ever had over the Rainbow Bridge…
I’ve not seen the study referenced, but if I were doing it I’d have cows I painted with white paint, white stripes, black paint, and a control I left unpainted.
Yes, obviously. But are the flies possibly repelled by the paint? Are the flies even able to bite through the paint?
Edit: 50% stripes, 50% reduction in bug bites.
Coincidence? I think not.
Somebody posted the study in this thread if you’re curious
Fair enough. But I’m in no rush to paint myself or my dog, and I lost the last cow I ever had over the Rainbow Bridge…