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A shirt we sprayed with a deet-based repellent, meanwhile, kept mosquitoes from biting and kept them from even landing, something none of the permethrin-treated clothing items did. Permethrin is ...

Balmy summer days mean more time enjoying the outdoors, but it also means struggling to find ways to keep mosquitoes away.

Mosquitos love heat. And as summers get warmer, mosquito-borne illnesses are rising, in the U.S., Europe, and South and ...

Also, unlike DEET, Permethrin is an insecticide. These repellent products won’t keep a mosquito from finding you, but as an insecticide it repels mosquitoes in the same way poison may deter any ...

Here's what to know about Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), the rare, potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease that has ...

Arlington announces targeted mosquito spraying on Sept 10-11 to tackle West Nile Virus after identifying infected mosquitoes.

Two mosquito samples from Provincetown have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), and officials are urging ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture and the County Health Department are collaborating to control mosquitoes in the area.

“Mosquito-repellent clothing works by treating a desired article of clothing with a residual pesticide like permethrin,” explains Dr. Benjamin McMillan, a senior biologist at Thermacell.