Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
10 news sources are covering this Health story right now — Archynetys is tracking how fast it spreads.
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- Detected The first matching coverage entered the Archynetys cluster.
- Latest coverage observed Most recent article currently attached to this story cluster.
- Peak measured velocity The recorded velocity reached 8.
- Evidence threshold reached The story had enough independent coverage for an explanatory brief.
Source diversity sample: The World from PRX · GearJunkie · House Digest · News-Medical · USA Today · Yahoo Health · El Cronista · The Eastleigh Voice.
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Why is "Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds" trending?
Because 10 independent news sources published 10 articles about it in a short window — a coverage burst Archynetys classifies as a trend.
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Archynetys scores velocity from the rate of new articles weighted by source diversity, snapshotted hourly. The full method is public on our methodology page.
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The brief
"Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 10 articles from 10 distinct sources tracked by Archynetys so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The World from PRX, GearJunkie, House Digest and News-Medical. Archynetys measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by Archynetys's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by Archynetys's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 45d ago.
Who reported it (10)
- The chemical that cats love and mosquitoes hate The World from PRX · 49d ago
- Your Cat’s Favorite Treat Can Repel the World’s Most Dangerous Animal GearJunkie · 49d ago
- Ditch DEET: Study Finds An Herbal Lotion Just As Effective For Mosquitos House Digest · 50d ago
- Researchers develop low-cost catnip mosquito repellent for rural Uganda News-Medical · 50d ago
- Catnip lotion works as well as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, study finds USA Today · 50d ago
- Move Over, DEET: Catnip Lotion Is Just As Effective At Repelling Mosquitoes, Study Finds Yahoo Health · 50d ago
- Scientists Discover a Natural Mosquito Repellent That Works as Well as DEET El Cronista · 50d ago
- Uganda-developed catnip lotion shows promise as affordable mosquito repellent The Eastleigh Voice · 50d ago
- Catnip lotion is as effective as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, study says PhillyVoice · 50d ago
- Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds The Guardian · 50d ago
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