• over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Did they study the paint chemicals themselves to see if that by itself was a natural bug repellant?

    Did they check if the paint chemicals are even safe for cows?

    🤔

    • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      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.

      • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        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.