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10 BEST Insect Repellents of June 2021

6. Sawyer Products SP657 Premium Permethrin Insect Repellent for Clothing, Gear & Tents, Trigger Spray, 24-Ounce

Product Highlights

  • Ideal for backpacking, backyard bbqs, and other outdoor activities, it's effective against more than 55 kinds of insects — from disease-spreading ticks (lyme disease) and mosquitoes (west nile and zika viruses) to chiggers, spiders, mites, and more
  • Reduce likelihood of a tick bite by 73.6 times by treating shoes and socks with permethrin (university of rhode island study - 2017)
  • Add a layer of protection to your clothing and gear with permethrin insect and tick repellent spray — perfect for use on shirts, jackets, pants, socks, shoes, boots, sleeping bags, tents, netting, when outdoors, camping, hunting, or on travel
  • Permethrin spray bonds to fabric fibers for up to 6 weeks or through 6 washings (whichever comes first) and won't stain or damage clothing, fabrics, plastics, finished surfaces, or outdoor gear; oderless after drying

10. Sawyer Products SP7142 Premium Maxi DEET, 100% DEET Insect Repellent, Pump Spray, 4-Ounce, Twin Pack

Product Highlights

  • Protects against mosquitoes, chiggers, fleas, gnats, black flies, and ticks and the diseases they carry. (zika, lyme disease, powassan, eee, alpha-gal, west nile virus, and more)
  • Use in combination with sawyer permethrin spray (for clothing) for full body repellency; compatible with sunscreens (including sawyer spf 30 stay-put sunscreen)
  • Exclusive low-odor formula, with 100% deet insect repellent, offers excellent levels of repellency in areas of extreme bug density
  • Effective for up to 10 hours; can be applied to skin, mosquito nets, head nets, and clothing (should not be applied to or near acetate, rayon, spandex or other synthetics)

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December 3, 2023

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It absolutely works like a charm whether you’re sitting in the backyard or hiking deep in the woods.

Diva Anwari
Contributor for MSN.

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If you have some that isn’t pre-treated with permethrin, you can buy some to spray on your own netting/clothing before use.

The RV Geeks
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“We tested this bug repellent on park outings and used it for a long day of yard work. It earns high marks for effectiveness, keeping us protected from any bug bites, even despite exposure to sweat,” The Spruce says.

Dawn Magyar
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com