Ticks And Mosquitoes: Which Insect Repellents Are Best?

Thomas Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com, Staten Island Advance
Tue, 08/22/2017 - 3:00am

Tests were conducted by researchers placing their arms into cages full of disease-free ticks or mosquitoes.

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