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The Best Mosquito Repellents That Actually Work, According To The Pros
We may be cooling down from the year's first heat wave, but we're in the thick of mosquito season, and with new West Nile virus cases being confirmed every few hours, we're all asking the same question: How can we keep mosquitos at bay? We spoke to several exterminators and pest control experts who recommend a number of solutions — treating your yard, wearing repellents, eliminating standing water — but they all shared one common suggestion when it comes to wearable repellents: You need products that have DEET.
"The absolute best products, hands-down, are those that contain DEET," says Tony King, a pest control expert and founder of The Pied Piper Pest Control. "DEET has been around since the 1940s and has decades of proof that it provides long-lasting protection that is oftentimes up to 10 hours depending on the strength. It stops the mosquito from detecting carbon dioxide and body odors and makes you 'invisible' to the mosquito."
Continue reading to learn more about the best mosquito repellents, written by Kate Tully Ellsworth.
Kate Ellsworth
Kate Tully Ellsworth has been writing writing about how to shop for the best products for more than a decade.
The Best Mosquito Repellents That Actually Work, According To The Pros
We may be cooling down from the year's first heat wave, but we're in the thick of mosquito season, and with new West Nile virus cases being confirmed every few hours, we're all asking the same question: How can we keep mosquitos at bay? We spoke to several exterminators and pest control experts who recommend a number of solutions — treating your yard, wearing repellents, eliminating standing water — but they all shared one common suggestion when it comes to wearable repellents: You need products that have DEET.
"The absolute best products, hands-down, are those that contain DEET," says Tony King, a pest control expert and founder of The Pied Piper Pest Control. "DEET has been around since the 1940s and has decades of proof that it provides long-lasting protection that is oftentimes up to 10 hours depending on the strength. It stops the mosquito from detecting carbon dioxide and body odors and makes you 'invisible' to the mosquito."
Continue reading to learn more about the best mosquito repellents, written by Kate Tully Ellsworth.
Kate Ellsworth
Kate Tully Ellsworth has been writing writing about how to shop for the best products for more than a decade.
The Best Mosquito Repellents That Actually Work, According To The Pros
We may be cooling down from the year's first heat wave, but we're in the thick of mosquito season, and with new West Nile virus cases being confirmed every few hours, we're all asking the same question: How can we keep mosquitos at bay? We spoke to several exterminators and pest control experts who recommend a number of solutions — treating your yard, wearing repellents, eliminating standing water — but they all shared one common suggestion when it comes to wearable repellents: You need products that have DEET.
"The absolute best products, hands-down, are those that contain DEET," says Tony King, a pest control expert and founder of The Pied Piper Pest Control. "DEET has been around since the 1940s and has decades of proof that it provides long-lasting protection that is oftentimes up to 10 hours depending on the strength. It stops the mosquito from detecting carbon dioxide and body odors and makes you 'invisible' to the mosquito."
Continue reading to learn more about the best mosquito repellents, written by Kate Tully Ellsworth.
Kate Ellsworth
Kate Tully Ellsworth has been writing writing about how to shop for the best products for more than a decade.
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