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 ...

Apply permethrin outdoors and let everything completely dry before use. If you have cats, take extra precautions because permethrin is toxic to them in high concentrations, causing reactions ranging ...

If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a heavy-hitter. Insect experts reach for one thing: permethrin. Here’s what to ...

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NATICK, Mass. (Oct. 14, 2014) -- When it comes to insect repellent, the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, makes sure Soldier uniforms are treated just right. The ...

(Beyond Pesticides, July 22, 2021) A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology finds black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapulari) in New York are developing potential resistance to widely used ...

I posted a story on Military.com this morning about the Army's plans to outfit the ranks with permethrin-treated Army Combat Uniforms. I'm still on the fence about this one. On one hand, I think it's ...

The Department of Justice alleges that a contractor failed to accurately apply bug repellent to ACUs and falsified test results. By Patty Nieberg Published Dec 19, 2023 7:17 PM EST A defense ...