But you must use it properly. Permethrin-treated clothing—designed to kill or disable bugs upon contact—has been available to the public since 2003. By Catherine Roberts Updated by Justin ...

But, particularly when it comes to ticks, there’s another useful strategy recommended by public health experts: wearing clothing treated with permethrin. Permethrin-treated clothing appears to ...

Because of arachnophobia, the mother had heavily abused aerosolised permethrin, a widely used household insecticide. Permethrin is considered comparatively safe, but, in view of the mother’s history, ...

Birds, such as blue and great tits, use fur to line their nests, exposing their offspring to pesticides used in veterinary treatments.

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 ...

You can also wear permethrin-treated clothing to reduce your risk of a tick bite. Permethrin-treated clothing repels ticks when they come in contact with it (permethrin-treated clothing is approved ...