Mosquitoes cause illnesses worldwide. In the U.S., they can spread West Nile virus, Zika, LaCrosse encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Eastern Equine encephalitis and more.
Tick-borne disease incidence in the U.S. is increasing, with several newly-identified diseases, as well as ones that have been around for many years like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
The Deet Education Program is a stewardship effort by the organizations that make the active ingredients for repellents and by those who formulate those ingredients into repellent products used worldwide.
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DEET is the most widely used active ingredient in insect repellent products worldwide. It has been available for more than 60 years. It has a long record for safety and efficacy.
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You don’t have to go hiking to be bitten by a mosquito or tick. Most people get bites in their own yards, at the beach, or when they are traveling to other parts of the U.S. and the world.
Learn MoreTicks carrying a mysterious and rare virus that can sicken or even kill older adults or those with underlying conditions have been found in at least six states. Lone star ticks in Georgia have picked up the Heartland virus, Emory University researchers reported. NBC News -…
More DetailsLone star ticks are confirmed vectors for a wide variety of tick-borne pathogens including those that cause ehrlichiosis and tularensis in humans and dogs. They also may carry emerging viruses such as Heartland, Bourbon, Tacaribe, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, southern tick-…
More DetailsAedes albopictus is a competent vector of several arboviruses that has spread throughout the United States over the last three decades. …Surveillance efforts from 2016 to 2020.… detected stable and persistent populations of Aedes albopictus in three Iowa counties.
More Details"Use Environmental Protection Agency-recommended repellent ingredients like DEET, Picaridin, IR3535 and oil of lemon eucalyptus. Today.com How to choose the best bug repellent, according to experts June 10, 2020
More DetailsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issue registration numbers once they prove they have been tested for safety and efficacy. DEET products carry an EPA registration number. Oil of lemon eucalyptus also carries an EPA registration and is the only natural product…
More DetailsWear insect repellent. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends selecting a product that contains DEET, p-Menthane-3,8-diol, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, citronella or IR 3535. All have been registered with the EPA and can be found in commercially available insect…
More DetailsThe blacklegged tick can transmit bacteria that cause Lyme disease. The number of U.S. counties with established populations has more than doubled. The lone star tick, implicated in potentially fatal allergic reactions to red meat, among other conditions, is also spreading fast…
More DetailsThe invasive Asian Longhorned tick is an aggressive biter. that can reproduce without a male. It is a known/suspected vector of several viral, bacterial, and protozoan agents of livestock and human diseases in other parts of the world. United States Department of Agriculture…
More DetailsA sparse, stable, and genetically diverse population of ticks in the Southeastern U.S., is rarely infected with the pathogen that causes Lyme disease, is genetically distinct from deer tick population in the Northeast. Xu G, Wielstra B, Rich S Northern and southern…
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