Bug Repellant
EngramLevel 16
This gnarly paste makes you nearly invisible to bugs, bats, and spiders. Just don't attack them or get too close, and they'll ignore you! Effect lasts 10 minutes.
- Weight
- 0.1
- Stack
- 100
- Unlock level
- 16
- Engram points
- 12
- Crafting XP
- 1
- Spoils in
- 5h

Bug Repellant is an item in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 16 for 12 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Mortar and Pestle using 4 different resources. As a consumable, it will spoil over time if not stored properly.
Crafting recipe
6 Pelt, Hair, or Wool
2 Narcotic
4 Citronal
4 Rockarrot- 1 Craft XP
- 8 s Craft time
Crafting Bug Repellant requires 4 resources, including 6x Pelt, Hair, or Wool, 2x Narcotic, and more. Available crafting stations: Mortar and Pestle. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 16 · 12 engram points
StationMortar and Pestle
Crafting XP: 1Craft time: 8 s
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