@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 6 months agothe fliesmander.xyzimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up11.07K
arrow-up11.07Kimagethe fliesmander.xyz@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor DoomergodlinkfedilinkEnglish9•6 months 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@over_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-26 months 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-squareBoomer Humor DoomergodlinkfedilinkEnglish11•6 months agoSomebody posted the study in this thread if you’re curious
minus-square@over_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months 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…
minus-square@Rekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoThis study is posted in another comment here, but they left out the black paint group.
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.
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…
This study is posted in another comment here, but they left out the black paint group.