A compound found in donkey skin could be the key to keeping ticks—and the diseases they carry—at bay, according to new ...

The rain we’ve experienced lately can mean an increase in mosquitoes. All that water is like a welcome sign for female ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys can ...

To find the best bug sprays, Consumer Reports put repellents to the ultimate test–having real people stick their arms into ...

In the lab, Siegel and team showed that they could prevent deer ticks from moving from point A to point B when octenal is placed between the points. "It was as effective, or more so, than DEET ...

There are plenty of products on the market that can help keep mosquitoes away so you can enjoy your summer itch-free.

Compounds derived from coconut oil have been found to repel some insects better than DEET, a synthetic chemical considered the "gold standard" of repellents, according to a U.S. Department of ...

Approved active ingredients in tick repellents are DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, para-menthane-diol or 2-undecanone. However, the CDC warns that “oil of lemon eucalyptus ...

Today, you can coat yourself with a layer of industrial-strength DEET, and still, as one ranger told us, “You can’t expect not to get bitten.” Early developers drove out the Calusa and ...

Some worry that this active ingredient is toxic. Here’s what we know about its effect on human health. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Isobel Whitcomb Q: Everyone ...

For a bug repellent that’s safe and effective—and that won’t stink or leave a puddle of oil on your skin—skip the DEET and get a picaridin formula, like Sawyer Products 20% Picaridin ...