is highly toxic to cats but not to dogs or humans.

Common insect repellents

Common synthetic insect repellents

* Benzaldehyde, for bees
* Butopyronoxyl (trade name Indalone). Widely used in a "6-2-2" mixture (60% Dimethyl phthalate, 20% Indalone, 20% Ethylhexanediol) during the 1940s and 1950s before the commercial introduction of DEET
* DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) the most common and effective insect repellent
* Dimethyl carbate

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