This insecticide can help prevent some mosquito and tick bites. But you must use it properly. Permethrin-treated clothing—designed to kill or disable bugs upon contact—has been available to ...

Permethrin-impregnated clothing is increasingly recognized as an effective measure for protecting individuals from vector-borne diseases, particularly those transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes.

Barb Owen Boerger's kimonos and sarongs are pretty, but they're pretty poison to the flies, mosquitoes and pesky bugs that ...