With tick season ramping up again this spring, it’s time to marshall your tools for keeping biting, disease-causing bugs at bay. Using bug spray is one important strategy, as is keeping your yard ...

Wearing clothing treated with permethrin is one of several strategies recommended by public health experts to prevent bites from ticks and mosquitoes. But—at least when it comes to protection against ...

Permethrin is a common insecticide used to kill ticks, lice, and mosquitos, among other creepy crawlers. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously focused on the poison's ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Ugandan and international collaborators, report that ...

Don’t let ticks take a bite out of your summer. There are ways to prevent the pesky critters for you and your pets. Courtesy, K-State Research and Extension Clothing treated with the insecticide ...

Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 79, No. 8 (April 2017), pp. 8-15 (8 pages) Biological hazards such as exposure to ticks and mosquitoes can affect health. Permethrin-treated clothing is available ...

Summer is the season of hiking, swimming, and enjoying the warmth of the sun on your skin. It’s also, unfortunately, the season of ticks. The blood-sucking critter population peaks when the weather ...

If you spend any time outside, it’s hard to completely avoid mosquitoes and ticks. Taking precautions like wearing an effective insect repellent can make a big difference. But, particularly when it ...