Additionally, a truck-mounted spray is scheduled for rural cities and subdivisions in Cass County Monday evening. The city of ...

Permethrin-treated clothing, first developed by the military a few decades ago, has been available to consumers since 2003, and there are a few ways to use it.

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Some repellents are made with essential oils instead of chemicals. Oils like lemon eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, citronella, and tea tree are effective at repelling mosquitos. These oils repel ...

How effective are clothes treated with permethrin at preventing mosquito bites? Consumer Reports put three shirts to the test.

This insecticide can help prevent some mosquito and tick bites. But you must use it properly.Permethrin-treated clothing—designed to kill or disable bugs upon contact—has been available to the ...

Barb Owen Boerger’s kimonos and sarongs are pretty, but they’re poison to flies, mosquitoes and other pesky bugs.

According to tick expert Thomas Mather, spraying shoes with permethrin can help prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease.

Here are some simple tricks for preventing tick bites and techniques for removing them if they do bite.

Here’s what to know about permethrin—which can kill mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, flies, chiggers, and spiders—including how and when to use it.

Wearing clothing treated with permethrin is one of several strategies recommended by public health experts to prevent bites from ticks and mosquitoes. But—at least when it comes to protection ...