The Best Bug Repellents and Sprays of 2025
Nothing ruins a sojourn outdoors quite like an entourage of pesky mosquitoes chowing down on your arms and legs or the itchy bug bites that follow. Sure, bug spray is great and all. But between the various active ingredients and concentrations, it’s hard to know what actually works, let alone find a spray that doesn’t smell like a chemistry class or make you feel like you took a dip in a vat of oil.
Ndio sababu tulienda mikono na vidudu vya mdudu ili kujaribu jinsi wanavyohisi, jinsi wanavyonusa na kila kitu kingine ungependa kujua kuhusu dawa ya mdudu kabla ya kutumia moja. Yote haya baada ya kushauriana na wataalam wengi ili kuhakikisha kuwa tulijumuisha repellents ambazo zinafaa kwa, vizuri, kuondoa mende. Tulijaribu dawa za mdudu tu ambazo zina viungo vinavyotumika vilivyoidhinishwa na Vituo vya Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa (CDC) na Shirika la Ulinzi wa Mazingira (EPA): DEET, picaridin, mafuta ya limao eucalyptus, p-Menthane-3,8-diol (ambayo iko katika mafuta ya limao eucalyptus), IR3535 na 2-Undecanone. DEET ilikuwa favorite ya kushangaza kati ya wataalam tuliowahoji, lakini wote walisifu ufanisi wa viungo vingine pia, hasa picaridin na mafuta ya eucalyptus ya limao.
Continue reading to learn more about the best bug repellents and sprays, written by Kai Burkhardt.
Kutoka kwa kikosi
Mazungumzo ya Campfire na jamii yetu, kutoka kwa Wanachama wa Squad na Mabalozi kwa Washirika wa Brand na timu ya Sawyer.
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
Clothing and gear can be treated with a 0.5% permethrin spray, sold under names including Sawyer, Insect Shield and Ranger Ready.
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
Sawyer’s picaridin lotion offers the longest protection windows on test — up to 14 hours against mosquitoes and ticks — and its creamy, low-odor formula goes on smooth and dries quickly.
Majina ya Vyombo vya Habari
The Sawyer Squeeze and Cnoc Vecto made hydration easy.
