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[–] [email protected] 52 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yes. 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.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6776349/

[–] Rekorse -3 points 3 days ago

Instead of unpainted black they should have done painted black, or done both.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

There is also the paint creating a barrier.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

OK, but they didn't count bites. They counted how many flies landed on the cow. So it being a barrier is irrelevant