https://www.pitara.com/tags/insect-control/Recent content in Insect Control on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/science-news-for-kids/peppermint-to-chase-mosquitoes-away/Thu, 08 Mar 2001 06:06:22 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/science-news-for-kids/peppermint-to-chase-mosquitoes-away/<p>Padma Vasudevan, a scientist from India&rsquo;s capital, Delhi, has made an important discovery. Her team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, has found that peppermint oil chases away mosquitoes. It can also kill the mosquito larvae (Larvae are the wingless forms that hatch out of insect eggs). The best news of all is that it is very effective against the Anopheles mosquito, which spreads malaria.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/eureka-90_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/eureka-90_1_hu_660ef10aa7a7fefa.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/eureka-90_1_hu_286bfca0a24ce323.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/eureka-90_1_hu_660ef10aa7a7fefa.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Peppermint to Chase Mosquitoes Away" height="900" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Peppermint to Chase Mosquitoes Away</figcaption> </figure> <p>The scientists did an interesting experiment. They first took out oil from the peppermint plant called Mentha piperita. Then they poured some of that oil on top of water that contained mosquito larvae. The next day they found that the larvae had been killed.</p>https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/birds-bathe-in-water-or-dust-to-help-keep/Thu, 30 Oct 2003 04:14:39 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/birds-bathe-in-water-or-dust-to-help-keep/