They are spraying an insecticide, usually permethrin-based, to kill any pests onboard that may be carrying dangerous diseases ...

Permethrin: A synthetic chemical used as an insecticide, particularly effective against mosquitoes and ticks. Vector-borne diseases: Illnesses caused by pathogens transmitted through vectors ...

Manufacturers of permethrin spray for clothing note that because the ... A shirt we sprayed with a deet-based repellent, meanwhile, kept mosquitoes from biting and kept them from even landing ...

A study conducted by the University of Sussex and published in Science of the Total Environment , has found high levels of veterinary insecticides in the ...