BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bug season is back. And let’s face it - nobody wants to be a mosquito’s dinner. Consumer Reports just released its latest insect repellent ratings, so before you head outside, here’s what you need to know to keep the bites at bay.
To find the best bug sprays, Consumer Reports put repellents to the ultimate test–having real people stick their arms into cages full of hungry mosquitoes. After testing lotions, sprays, and wipes, the results are in—and some products worked much better than others! After testing more than 50 products, CR recommends 20 of them, with products containing 25 to 30 percent deet consistently outperforming most of the competition.
Among the standouts are Ben’s Tick & Insect Repellent Wipes and Wilderness Formula Pump. Both earned top marks i