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In the battle against Zika, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in a bind. On the one hand, it recommends wearing clothing treated with permethrin as a way to prevent mosquitoes from ...

Wearing clothing treated with permethrin is one of several strategies recommended by public health experts to prevent bites from ticks and mosquitoes. But—at least when it comes to protection against ...

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Your clothes may repel others. When it is people at a party or on a date, that can be bad. When it is ticks (at a party, on a date, or anywhere else), that can be very good. Because ticks suck in many ...

With growing concern about Zika-carrying mosquitoes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing clothing that has been factory treated with the insecticide Permethrin. What is ...

In July 2010, the Army began issuing factory-permethrin-treated, flame-resistant, combat uniforms to all deploying Soldiers. Permethrin is a safe, synthetic insect repellent that mimics natural ...

A letter May 31 in The Sun criticized the use of the insecticide permethrin to control adult mosquitoes. Several statements in the letter concern me because they are misleading. I wish to address ...