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DEET is not a pesticide. Are you thinking of DDT?

This article does say it has insecticidal properties - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125160/

It's the insect repellent in, for example, "Off" spray.

A repellent is not necessarily the same as an insecticide.

Yup, that's what I was trying to clear up.

Yeah, it's pretty toxic stuff. However, it's not typically used as an insecticide.

Other things with insecticidal properties: gasoline, bleach, car windshields, and bricks.