Mosquitoes are more than an itchy nuisance. They can carry serious diseases, including Zika, West Nile, yellow fever and chikungunya. Now after testing 11 types of mosquito repellents, researchers ...

If mosquitoes love to slurp your blood—and yes, ... This Natural Bug Repellent Works Better Than Deet. 3 minute read. ... than with potentially dangerous chemicals in their bug spray.

Bug spray on your skin. Look for a formula that contains 20 percent picaridin, which is safe, effective and EPA-approved. It also makes for a less smelly and oily repellent than a DEET-based one.

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Keeping ticks and mosquitoes away from you requires more than just a good repellent. Consumer Reports explains what to do on your deck and in the yard, and what to wear.

DEET really works, and so do picaridin and oil of lemon eucalyptus. If a mosquito repellent spray (especially a “natural” one) doesn’t have one of these ingredients, it’s probably no good.

A spray bottle of Permethrin can be bought for £10 from Amazon where it's called the Lifesystems Anti Mosquito Clothing spray. It has a rating of 4.5/5 from more than 1,000 reviews.