What to Consider DEET. DEET, short for N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is a common active ingredient found in insect repellents. Created by the U.S. military in 1946 and introduced to consumers in ...

Badolo, Athanase, et al. "Evaluation of the sensitivity of Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes to two insect repellents: DEET and KBR 3023." Tropical Medicine & International ...

Most insect repellents containing herbal oils are far less effective than those containing DEET, a synthetic chemical marketed since the 1950s, according to the first study to scientifically ...

New research on DEET safety assessments is published on the first ever Insect Repellent Awareness Day. Authors recommend applying repellents containing 20-50% DEET to the skin when in countries ...

Normally, DEET—short for N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, which is the active ingredient in most insect repellents on the market—works because mosquitoes seem to find the chemical’s smell ...

In a new comparative study of insect repellents containing the chemical commonly known as DEET and plant-based repellents, products with DEET showed by far the greatest effectiveness in preventing ...

DEET formulations in Australia are available in a range of concentrations, as low as 10% through to “heavy duty” or “tropical strength” products that may be as high as 80%.

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2016 and has been updated. People do the darnedest things in hopes of avoiding mosquito bites. They burn cow dung, coconut shells or coffee ...

DEET and sunscreen June 14, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. EDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that consumers avoid products that mix sunscreen with DEET insect repellent .

This Ben’s repellent has a 100 percent concentration of DEET, making it the most potent mosquito repellent on this list. Unlike most DEET products, this doesn’t have a strong odor after ...

With the growing concern over the Zika virus, health experts say wearing insect repellent is even more important this year. Click to toggle navigation menu. Headlines; ...

Holidaymakers are being urged to use insect repellent to protect themselves against bites and the diseases they can spread, as trends show travel to tropical countries is rising among Britons ...