pest repellent
Keeps vermin away
Pest repellent is any substance or device designed to drive away unwanted creatures—insects, rodents, or other animals—without necessarily killing them.
The term covers everything from citronella candles to ultrasonic emitters to chemical sprays: Apply pest repellent before hiking in tick country.
Distinguished from pesticides, which kill rather than deter.
- DEETInsect-repelling chemical compound
- off brandGeneric store alternative
- citronella oilAromatic insect-repelling extract
- scarecrowsBird-deterring field figures
- keep awayRemain at distance
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- pest controlinsecticide, rat trap, pesticide, mousetrap, exterminator
pest repellentattractant
Agent that draws toward
lure · bait · ant bait · bug zapper · fly paper
pest repellentpesticide
Agent destroying harmful organisms
insecticide · exterminator · bug spray · fumigant · rodenticide