For example, the label on Sawyer’s permethrin aerosol spray says that a 4.5-ounce bottle will treat a shirt, a pair of pants, and a pair of socks. Let the clothes dry completely. Before you wear ...

This insecticide can help prevent some mosquito and tick bites. But you must use it properly. Permethrin-treated clothing—designed to kill or disable bugs upon contact—has been available to ...

The permethrin insecticide should be reapplied following the label instructions. Some commercial products are available pretreated with permethrin. EPA recommends the following precautions when using ...

Remember to reapply as directed on the label. Apply sunscreen at least 30 minutes before applying a DEET-based insect repellent. ... The use of permethrin, an insecticide, to spray or impregnate ...

Shirts, pants, hats, and other clothing treated with the insecticide known as permethrin have been touted for 15 years as a way to prevent the tick bites that can lead to Lyme disease, Rocky ...

Permethrin is safe, effective insecticide A letter May 31 in The Sun criticized the use of the insecticide permethrin to control adult mosquitoes. Several statements in the letter concern me becaus… ...

To avoid contracting Zika, treat your clothing with an insecticide known as permethrin or buy apparel that is already treated with it. If you live in or plan to visit Puerto Rico, there’s just ...

A new U.S. government study confirms that insecticide-treated clothes marketed for preventing tick-borne ills do, in fact, thwart the pests. In lab tests of clothes bought from one manufacturer, re… ...

The permethrin dosage used was 5.9 nanograms of permethrin per female, which means that it should have killed 99 percent of the mosquitoes. However, in some populations, there was only a 20 ...

This insecticide can help prevent some mosquito and tick bites. ... For example, the label on Sawyer’s permethrin aerosol spray says that a 9-ounce bottle will treat a shirt, ...