How to Select an Effective Bug Spray – With or Without DEET

Choosing a safe but potent insect repellent to protect against mosquito- and tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile Virus and dengue fever can be challenging due to the many products on the market.

Only repellents containing either the active ingredients DEET or picaridin have research to back their effectiveness. While DEET's safety has been debated through the years, the Environmental Protection Agency deemed in 1998 and again in 2014 that, if used according to directions, it does not pose a danger to human health.

Continue reading to learn more about selecting an effective bug spray, written by Courtenay Harris Bond.

Philly Voice: How to select an effective bug spray – with or without DEET

How to Select an Effective Bug Spray – With or Without DEET

Choosing a safe but potent insect repellent to protect against mosquito- and tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile Virus and dengue fever can be challenging due to the many products on the market.

Only repellents containing either the active ingredients DEET or picaridin have research to back their effectiveness. While DEET's safety has been debated through the years, the Environmental Protection Agency deemed in 1998 and again in 2014 that, if used according to directions, it does not pose a danger to human health.

Continue reading to learn more about selecting an effective bug spray, written by Courtenay Harris Bond.

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Courtenay Harris Bond
Courtenay Harris Bond is the staff writer covering health for PhillyVoice.
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Philly Voice: How to select an effective bug spray – with or without DEET

How to Select an Effective Bug Spray – With or Without DEET

Choosing a safe but potent insect repellent to protect against mosquito- and tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile Virus and dengue fever can be challenging due to the many products on the market.

Only repellents containing either the active ingredients DEET or picaridin have research to back their effectiveness. While DEET's safety has been debated through the years, the Environmental Protection Agency deemed in 1998 and again in 2014 that, if used according to directions, it does not pose a danger to human health.

Continue reading to learn more about selecting an effective bug spray, written by Courtenay Harris Bond.

फोटो थंबनेल ब्लॉग लेखक
Staff Writer
Courtenay Harris Bond
Courtenay Harris Bond is the staff writer covering health for PhillyVoice.
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