West Nile virus is most commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. More cases are expected as mosquito season ...

Permethrin-treated clothing, ... For example, the label on Sawyer’s permethrin aerosol spray says that a 9-ounce bottle will treat a shirt, a pair of pants, and a pair of socks.

Franklin County residents are facing an increase in mosquitoes this summer. According to an announcement, the county's ...

“Even with a loss of permethrin, we found that the treated clothing still was quite effective at repelling ticks,” says study author Neeta Connally, PhD, a professor of biology and principal ...

The permethrin-treated L.L.Bean Crew shirt on the left did a better job of preventing mosquito bites than did the two similarly treated ExOfficio shirts on the right.

The CDC already recommends permethrin as one tactic for avoiding tick bites. It says that people can "treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents, with products containing 0.5 ...

K9 Advantix II is a medicine you can put on your dog’s skin to treat fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, biting flies, and lice.

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.

In a new study, published today (May 24) in the Journal of Medical Entomology, researchers showed that permethrin-treated clothes can seriously mess up a tick's stride. Stick some adult ticks on a ...