Instead of unpainted black they should have done painted black, or done both.
Comment on the flies
Liz@midwest.social 5 weeks agoYes. They had a control group with only black stripes along with an unpainted group. I would have to assume they also checked the paints for potential repellents, but I only skimmed the article.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
There is also the point creating a barrier.
Anivia@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
OK, but they didn’t count bites. They counted how many flies landed on the cow