The current invention relates to an insect repellent composition comprising: a vapour-active pyrethroid; a flammable bulk material; and a binder; wherein the vapour-active pyrethroid is selected from one or more of the group selected from metofluthrin, transfluthrin, dimefluthrin, meperfluthrin, renofluthrin and heptafluthrin. The invention also includes a method of preparing an insect repellent composition, an article comprising the composition, a kit comprising such an article and a method of repelling insects by igniting the composition.
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