Climate change is making tick-borne illnesses more common, which makes tick prevention strategies even more critical.

Detroit Lakes’ Barb Owen-Boerger creates insect-repellent kimonos using EPA-approved permethrin, offering a stylish ...

New York State officials are offering tips to help residents deal with pesky mosquitos and ticks over the Fourth of July ...

Dr. Sarah Short, an associate professor of entomology at Ohio State University, points out that not everyone faces the same risk from mosquitoes. It depends ...

Barb Owen Boerger’s kimonos and sarongs are pretty, but they’re poison to flies, mosquitoes and other pesky bugs.

After months of testing, here are the three bug sprays that stood out above the rest. So nice and light, you might forget you ...

If you spend time hiking or camping in the eastern half of the United States, chances are you’ve had encounters with ticks, ...

However, the repellent should last nearly forever, so you’ll save the cost of permethrin bottles over time. My son wore this system on a mother/son turkey hunt this spring for a side-by-side test ...

DETROIT LAKES — Insect repellent clothing is not exactly a "new" idea for hunters, outdoorsmen or the military. In fact, it was first developed for military use, says Getaway Kimonos founder Barb Owen ...

With summer here, parents are constantly bugging me about what they can do to protect their children and themselves from ...

Permethrin Resistance Permethrin resistance in other ectoparasites, such as head lice, is widespread (reviewed in [34]). This suggests that its emergence in scabies mites is a real possibility. In ...