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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-LemmygodlinkfedilinkEnglish8•23 hours 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-square@Rekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•15 hours agoThis study is posted in another comment here, but they left out the black paint group.
minus-square@over_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-223 hours 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-LemmygodlinkfedilinkEnglish10•23 hours agoSomebody posted the study in this thread if you’re curious
minus-square@over_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-6•22 hours 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.
This study is posted in another comment here, but they left out the black paint group.
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…