As climate change extends mosquito habitats and vector-borne diseases remain a critical concern, industry analysis suggests ...

The sun is out, flowers are blooming and the mosquitoes are back. There are very few flaws in a Canadian summer, but the bugs certainly battle for the top spot. When repelling bugs, especially ...

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 ...

Emily Dennis has spent hours, if not days, watching mosquitoes buzz around her bare, outstretched arm. Carefully, she's observed the insects land, stab their mouthparts through her skin and feed. But ...

DEET, a chemical in bug sprays, affects the behavior of highly diverse organisms -- but how it works remains unclear. New research in C. elegans shows that the compound exploits unique receptors and ...

Many of us slather ourselves in DEET each summer in hopes of avoiding mosquito bites, and it generally works rather well. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on April 25 th have ...

If mosquitoes love to slurp your blood—and yes, some people are more prone to a bite than others—you’ll likely stop at nothing to keep them away, harsh chemicals and all. A Consumer Reports survey of ...

DEET, one of the most widely used ingredients in insect repellent, has been found to actually lose its effectiveness against mosquitos, BBC News reported. At first, mosquitos are repelled by their ...

Whether you’re in the backwoods or in your back yard, one of the challenges of being in the great outdoors is that biting insects are there, too. Ticks and mosquitos aren’t just a nuisance—they can be ...

The insect repellent DEET doesn’t actually repel insects — it confuses them. New research suggests that DEET gums up sniffing machinery, sabotaging an insect’s sense of smell. Nerve cells that send ...

With mosquitoes lining up to bite us by the backyard grill this long hot summer, we've been slathering on insect repellent like never before. But how does the stuff work? Two studies, which appeared ...

Travellers to exotic places should use repellents containing DEET to protect against insect bites - as the benefits outweigh the risks, say experts. British experts are backing the insecticide despite ...