So that you don’t have to worry about the dangers of applying potentially harmful bug spray on your skin, more and more companies are designing insect-repellent-infused clothing that effectively ...

Warmer weather seems to stir up an internal primal desire for outdoor adventure. Unfortunately, it also stirs up swarms of insects, and let’s face it, large numbers of those bugs totally suck, both ...

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Cases of Zika virus have now been reported in almost every state in the country. But there's a way to ward off those disease spreading mosquitoes without insect repellent. Ilana Shor wears a secret ...

NATICK, Mass. (Oct. 14, 2014) -- When it comes to insect repellent, the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, makes sure Soldier uniforms are treated just right. The ...

BRANFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Your bug spray can now be a fashion statement. Nationwide, there’s been a spike in insect repellent clothing. “That doesn’t surprise me with all the publicity on the Zika ...

Last summer, a colleague tried out a bug-repellent shirt on a five-day hike in the Cascade Mountain Range. While hiking , she didn’t notice bugs. But at the swampy lakes at the top, there were plenty.

Your clothes may repel others. When it is people at a party or on a date, that can be bad. When it is ticks (at a party, on a date, or anywhere else), that can be very good. Because ticks suck in many ...

Stephanie Pearson is a contributing editor to Outside, a 2023 National Geographic Explorer, and the author of 100 Great American Parks. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming ...

There are several products on the market that claim to provide protection. Brilliant or b.s.? By Stephanie Chan Can you dress to protect yourself from Zika? There currently is no treatment or vaccine ...