State Farm to Build Operations Center in Georgia. State Farm Insurance Co. plans to build a national operations center in the Atlanta suburb of Dunwoody. Dunwoody city officials announced the plans last Thursday.
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N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called DEET (/diËt/) or diethyltoluamide, is the most common active ingredient in insect repellents. It is a slightly yellow oil intended to be applied to the skin or to clothing, and provides protection against mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, chiggers, leeches, and many other biting insects.EET is often sold and used in spray or lotion in concentrations up to 100%. Consumer Reports found a direct correlation between DEET concentration and hours of protection against insect bites.