Permethrin – a secret weapon against mosquitoes
Permethrin is a special insecticide that enables clothing to kill or repel mosquitoes Wearing treated items will significantly decrease the number of bites you get. Treated bed nets have been shown to be four times more effective than untreated nets. When you wear treated clothes, you still need to use repellent on exposed skin. You […]
Safety of DEET (N,N,-diethyl-m-toluamide)
Insect repellents containing DEET are the most effective and the most commonly used world wide. DEET has been available commercially for over 50 years and has been studied extensively. It is thought that DEET works by interfering with the mosquito antennae function, effectively making humans invisible to the mosquito. Generally, the duration of protection is […]