This Deet-Free Mosquito Spray Keeps Bugs From Eating Me Up . SHOO FLY. Don’t let the bugs get to you this summer. This mosquito spray smells great to humans but keeps bloodthirsty insects away.

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

Bug sprays containing DEET are highly effective—but are they safe? Here's what to know about the health effects of DEET, and ...

With summer in full swing across West Michigan, odds are you've already battled what's sometimes called the state bird: ...

Picaridin works by blocking a mosquito’s ability to sense its human target. It repels mosquitoes, ticks, flies, fleas, and ...

Evans notes that, when used properly, bug spray (aka insect repellent) is safe and an important part of keeping kids healthy ...

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 ...

More than half a century after DEET’s invention, scientists still don’t know how the popular mosquito repellent works. Now, using a combination of artificially accelerated evolution and ...

Even so, DEET has been the gold-standard bug repellent since the U.S. Army developed it in the 1940s, Ray says, despite many efforts to find something better.

Scientists have figured out how DEET repels mosquitoes. The finding has led the researchers to candidate repellents that are safer and cheaper than DEET and may provide new weapons against ...

DEET: The Bug Spray To Use. By Tatiana Morales. June 24, 2004 / 1:27 PM EDT / CBS With warm weather all across the country, the Centers for Disease Control is once ...