Green bottle of OFF! brand insect repellent on an outdoor table - Miro Vrlik Photography/Shutterstock When those pesky insects start buzzing and biting this summer ...

Every year, an estimated one-third of the U.S. population uses deet-based products to fend off biting bugs like ticks and mosquitoes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Deet has been ...

Recent rains are welcome, but the mosquitoes - not so much. They bite, you itch, and they can spread disease. So, Consumer Reports just tested 53 repellents to find out which protect the best. To test ...

Sure, bug spray is great, but between the various active ingredients and concentrations, it’s hard to know what truly works, let alone find a repellent that doesn’t smell like a chemistry lab or make ...

With warm weather all across the country, the Centers for Disease Control is once again warning about the dangers of the West Nile virus, which is spread through mosquito bites. The Early Show's ...

DEET (short for “diethyltoluamide”) is a synthetic compound invented by the U.S. Army in 1946 that can be applied topically to repel mosquitos, ticks, fleas, chiggers, leeches and other biting insects ...

Choosing a safe but potent insect repellent to protect against mosquito- and tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile Virus and dengue fever can be challenging due to the many products on ...

Nobody likes mosquitoes. Being bitten reliably results in an itchy bump and — sometimes — in serious disease. About 50 kinds of mosquitoes live on Long Island and most don’t carry disease, according ...

SEATTLE — Check out any pharmacy, sporting goods store or browse around online you’re sure to find a dizzying array of insect repellents. They all claim to thwart pesky, and sometimes dangerous, bugs ...

Q: You have been on TV and on the radio recently talking about mosquitoes. While all the other experts say you should only use DEET repellents, you say just the opposite, to avoid DEET repellents. Who ...

In the age-old battle against mosquitos, DEET has proven effective at keeping this nemesis at bay, but the repellent is smelly and its protection is short-lived. Now, researchers report in ACS’ ...

If you’re spending time outdoors, especially during peak tick season, it’s essential to use the best tick repellent products. “There is nothing good that happens when a tick attaches to the human body ...