Insect repellent

This article is about the item. For the combat achievement , see Inspect Repellent.

Insect repellent
Released							27 February 2002 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							Merlin's Crystal, Troll Romance
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Destroy							Drop
Examine							Drives away all known 6 legged creatures.
Values
Value							3 coins
High alch							1 coin
Low alch							1 coin
Weight							0.028 kg
Respawn time							100 ticks (60 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange							71 coins (info)
Buy limit							15
Daily volume							80
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Advanced data
Item ID							28

Insect repellent is a container of bug spray that can be used on beehives, large mosquitoes, and mosquito swarms.

Using insect repellent on beehives, located in the apiary west of Catherby and in southern Seers' Village, causes the bees to leave. Using a bucket on the beehive then gives a bucket of wax, which is used in Merlin's Crystal and Troll Romance. Insect repellent must be used on the beehive every time, otherwise the bees will have returned and no wax will be collected.

It is also used on large mosquitoes and mosquito swarms encountered in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame to halve their combat stats and prevent them from attacking for six seconds. This can be done multiple times until their stats are reduced to 1. Giant mosquitoes found on Mos Le'Harmless are unaffected.

Spawns

Location	Members	Spawns	Map
Catherby - house north of the bank		1	Maplink