A mosquito sample in Western Massachusetts has been found carrying Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, the first detection ...

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 ...

Nearly invisible pests that plague Floridians every summer are accurately called “no-see-ums,” but are also known as “biting ...

Bug season is back. And let's face it, nobody wants to be a mosquito's dinner. Consumer Reports just released its latest ...

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

My Experience Using the Kinfield Golden Hour Bug Spray Hands-down, the biggest selling point of the Kinfield Golden Hour bug spray is its fragrance. While other DEET-free bug sprays hit the ...

Using DEET bug spray on or around dogs could cause health problems, including vomiting, lack of coordination and seizures.

Outdoors 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 ...

I’ve given bottles of this spray to family members with young children who are cautious to use Deet-based sprays on their kids. If your dog is prone to bug bites when out walking, the spray is ...

Researchers have identified DEET-detecting olfactory receptors in insects that cause repellency and three safe compounds that mimic DEET and could one day be used to prevent the transmission of ...

A formulation containing 23.8 percent DEET had a mean complete-protection time of 301.5 minutes. A soybean-oil–based repellent protected against mosquito bites for an average of 94.6 minutes.