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 ...

The pesticide can be useful in preventing tick bites, but it has potential risks, too By Catherine Roberts If you spend any time outside, it’s hard to completely avoid mosquitoes and ticks.

Recent warming temperatures and wet weather patterns have created ideal conditions for mosquitoes, said Kansas State University entomologist Raymond Cloyd. “There are a lot of situations (near ...