Permethrin-treated baby wraps, used alongside bed nets, significantly reduced malaria cases among children aged 6 to 18 ...

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 ...

Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut ...

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 ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

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

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Everything you need to know about permethrin: where to buy it, how to apply it safely, and why it’s essential for keeping gear insect-free outdoors. #Permethrin #OutdoorGear #BugProtection ...

Outdoor enthusiasts: Here's a bit of good tick-fighting news just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer. A new U.S. government study confirms that insecticide-treated ...

Public health experts warn that tick populations are on the rise, meaning your chances of getting Lyme Disease have increased. A new study says clothes treated with permethrin makes it hard for ticks ...

Permethrin-treated clothing, first developed by the military a few decades ago, has been available to consumers since 2003, and there are a few ways to use it. • You can buy pretreated clothing from ...

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 ...