Did you know?

• A mosquito can see its target from 18 feet away
• Only female mosquitoes bite
• A mosquito will target an uncovered area as small as a dime
• Mosquitoes are 500 times more active in the dawn and evening hours

So how do you protect yourself, your loved ones, and even your pets from an insect that kills over 240 million people a year due to the spread of diseases such as:

• West Nile Virus
  • The most common mosquito-borne disease in the United States today, made its way to New York City in 1999
  • The virus itself causes severe human meningitis or encephalitis
• Malaria
  • One of the most widespread diseases in the world that mosquitoes carry
  • Infects 300-500 million people each year
  • Once infected, the symptoms include anemia, fever, chills, nausea, and flu-like illness and in some cases coma or even death
• Heartworm
  • Dogs and cats are infected by this disease via a type of roundworm through the bite of a mosquito carrying the larvae of the worm
  • Once a dog or cat is infected with the roundworm through a mosquito bite, the worms burrow into the skin and eventually to the animals heart
  • Cures can be risky and expensive

Bug Repellents!

There are a few different active ingredients to choose from when it comes to bug repellents:

• Deet
  • Most common active ingredient in bug sprays
  • Can range from 4% to 100% in the product
  • Repels mosquito and ticks
• Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus
  • Found naturally in eucalyptus leaves and twigs, which means no adverse health effects
  • Can range from 30% to 40% in the product and protects against mosquitoes as well as ticks
• p-Methane-3,8-diol
  • Can range from 8% to 10% in the product and provides protection similar to formulas with low concentrations of deet
  • It is a chemically synthesized version of oil of lemon eucalyptus therefore it has no adverse health effects
  • Repels mosquitoes, biting flies, and gnats
• Oil of Citronella
  • Comes from dried, cultivated grasses, and has a distinctive odor that masks the CO2 or lactic acid on our bodies that mosquitoes and other pests find attractive
  • The main ingredient found in citronella candles
• Allethrin
  • An outdoor area-wide repellent that is used for the control of mosquitoes by heating and vaporization
  • This is one of the major components in the increasingly popular ThermaCELL®

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