BUG SEASON IS BACK, AND LET’S FACE IT, NO ONE WANTS TO BE A MOSQUITOES DINNER. CONSUMER REPORTS JUST RELEASED ITS LATEST ...

( NewsNation) — If you are looking to avoid mosquito bites this summer, scientists say eating garlic or rubbing it on your body won’t help. While studies in recent years have found that applying ...

And a 2002 New England Journal of Medicine study concluded that the chemical N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide—more commonly known as DEET—is among the most effective ways to prevent bites.

The chemical has long been known to be the most effective mosquito repellent available, but researchers weren't sure why or how it worked. The new study, available online in advance of publication ...

Yet between 2007 and 2012, there were only about 2,800 reported health incidents involving the chemical, the agency said in its most recent review. DEET has also been used for about 80 years.

DEET disrupts a mosquito’s ability to locate humans. Until recently, it was considered the gold standard among topical repellents, but some find its strong odor offensive. It has to be reapplied ...

A compound secreted by donkey skin, (E)-2-octenal, effectively repels adult Ixodes scapularis ticks, performing as well as or better than DEET in laboratory tests.