Most people may think ticks are restricted to woodlands or overgrown spaces. However, ticks can enter backyards attached to ...

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 ...

Tick tubes are small cardboard tubes stuffed with cotton batting treated with specialized permethrin, a commonly used insecticide extracted from the chrysanthemum flower that kills ticks but is ...

Altiero advises people to spray permethrin on clothes and let it dry before wearing. This can prevent ticks from getting close or attaching to the clothing. Altiero said it can even kill ticks ...