For Mosquito Repellents, Stick With the Spray
Annapolis, MD; February 16, 2017—In a crowded marketplace of products advertised to repel mosquitoes, consumers are wise to trust spray-on repellents containing DEET or PMD, say researchers at New Mexico State University. In a comparison study of several mosquito-repellent products, “wearable” devices such as bracelets or sonic repellers were found to be largely ineffective in repelling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.