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Did they study the paint chemicals themselves to see if that by itself was a natural bug repellant?
Did they check if the paint chemicals are even safe for cows?
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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/
There is also the paint creating a barrier.
OK, but they didn't count bites. They counted how many flies landed on the cow. So it being a barrier is irrelevant
Instead of unpainted black they should have done painted black, or done both.