With tick season ramping up again this spring, it’s time to marshall your tools for keeping biting, disease-causing bugs at bay. Using bug spray is one important strategy, as is keeping your yard ...

Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Liam McCabe When I go outside, I’m not as diligent as I ought to be about ...

Don’t let ticks take a bite out of your summer. There are ways to prevent the pesky critters for you and your pets. Courtesy, K-State Research and Extension Clothing treated with the insecticide ...

There are a number of steps you can take to protect yourself from ticks when you are in nature, but there is one you should take: Spray your footwear with the synthetic insecticide permethrin. Reports ...

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Toting around young children in baby wraps treated with insect repellent cut their malaria infection rate by two-thirds, according to findings of a randomized trial in Uganda. Among 400 pairs of moms ...

Permethrin is a common insecticide used to kill ticks, lice, and mosquitos, among other creepy crawlers. Permethrin is a common insecticide used to kill ticks, lice, and mosquitos, among other creepy ...