https://longsleeve.com/blog Sourced field notes on insect repellents, mosquitoes, ticks and the diseases they carry. Every claim cited to CDC, EPA or primary literature. en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:57:04 +0000 https://longsleeve.com/blog/no-see-um-repellent https://longsleeve.com/blog/no-see-um-repellent Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 CDC says to use an EPA-registered repellent labeled for flies, biting flies, or Culicoides. How to read the label, which actives are named, and what to use alongside. https://longsleeve.com/blog/no-see-um-bites https://longsleeve.com/blog/no-see-um-bites Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Clusters of itchy welts from an insect you never saw: biting midges. CDC treatment steps, infection signs, and the screens, fans and repellents that stop the next round. https://longsleeve.com/blog/no-see-ums https://longsleeve.com/blog/no-see-ums Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Biting midges 1 to 2.5 mm long, small enough to cross a window screen. What the CDC says about their bites, and which repellents are labeled for them. https://longsleeve.com/blog/permethrin-picaridin-system https://longsleeve.com/blog/permethrin-picaridin-system Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Why the CDC pairs treated clothing with skin repellent, how each layer works, and how to treat and care for gear, per EPA and NPIC. https://longsleeve.com/blog/natural-repellents https://longsleeve.com/blog/natural-repellents Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Registered plant-derived actives, the minimum-risk exemption, and what field and lab studies actually found, with every claim sourced. https://longsleeve.com/blog/insect-repellent-for-hiking https://longsleeve.com/blog/insect-repellent-for-hiking Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Gear treatment, trailhead application, what shortens protection on the move, and the back-at-camp routine, per CDC, EPA, and NPIC. https://longsleeve.com/blog/ehrlichiosis https://longsleeve.com/blog/ehrlichiosis Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What ehrlichiosis is, which ticks carry it, symptoms and treatment facts per CDC, and how common it really is, with sources. https://longsleeve.com/blog/vector-borne-disease-numbers https://longsleeve.com/blog/vector-borne-disease-numbers Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 More than 1 million reported cases from 2001 to 2023. What CDC counts show about ticks, mosquitoes, and where risk concentrates. https://longsleeve.com/blog/picaridin-vs-deet https://longsleeve.com/blog/picaridin-vs-deet Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EPA, CDC, AAP, and NPIC facts on both actives, side by side: history, odor, duration by source, kids guidance, and materials. Neutral and sourced. https://longsleeve.com/blog/mosquito-season-by-region https://longsleeve.com/blog/mosquito-season-by-region Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Mosquito season by region in health-department months and temperature thresholds: when activity starts, peaks, and ends where you live. https://longsleeve.com/blog/malaria-prevention-travelers https://longsleeve.com/blog/malaria-prevention-travelers Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Where malaria risk is, what the CDC Yellow Book advises before you go, and how prophylaxis and bite protection fit together. https://longsleeve.com/blog/lone-star-tick https://longsleeve.com/blog/lone-star-tick Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How to recognize the white-dot tick, where it lives, the illnesses the CDC links to its bite, and the CDC's prevention playbook. https://longsleeve.com/blog/how-long-does-picaridin-last https://longsleeve.com/blog/how-long-does-picaridin-last Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Protection times by formulation from EPA's own product listings, what shortens them in the real world, and what sources say about storage. https://longsleeve.com/blog/deet-safety-evidence https://longsleeve.com/blog/deet-safety-evidence Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What EPA reviews, poison-center data, and CDC guidance say about DEET, sourced line by line without the folklore. https://longsleeve.com/blog/bug-zappers https://longsleeve.com/blog/bug-zappers Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Field counts from Delaware and Michigan measured what electric traps actually kill. Mosquitoes barely register. The numbers, with sources. https://longsleeve.com/blog/aedes-aegypti https://longsleeve.com/blog/aedes-aegypti Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The container-breeding, day-biting mosquito behind dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever, per CDC and WHO: range, behavior, prevention. https://longsleeve.com/blog/why-mosquitoes-bite-some-people https://longsleeve.com/blog/why-mosquitoes-bite-some-people Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Carbon dioxide, skin odor, heat, and color: what the research supports about mosquito attraction, and which folk explanations it refutes. https://longsleeve.com/blog/west-nile-virus https://longsleeve.com/blog/west-nile-virus Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How West Nile spreads through Culex mosquitoes and birds, who is at higher risk, why most infections cause no symptoms, and what prevention actually works. https://longsleeve.com/blog/ultrasonic-repellers https://longsleeve.com/blog/ultrasonic-repellers Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What controlled trials and a Cochrane review found about electronic mosquito repellents, and the FTC's decades of enforcement against their marketers. https://longsleeve.com/blog/standing-water-mosquito-control https://longsleeve.com/blog/standing-water-mosquito-control Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The mosquito life cycle, the containers that breed them, and the weekly routine that does more than any device you can buy. https://longsleeve.com/blog/permethrin-clothing https://longsleeve.com/blog/permethrin-clothing Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What permethrin does on fabric, why it never goes on skin, how long treatments last through washing, and what the CDC and EPA say about it. https://longsleeve.com/blog/mosquito-repellent-for-kids https://longsleeve.com/blog/mosquito-repellent-for-kids Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 CDC and AAP guidance on repellent and children by age, including infants under 2 months and the OLE restriction under 3 years. https://longsleeve.com/blog/mosquito-bite-treatment https://longsleeve.com/blog/mosquito-bite-treatment Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Why mosquito bites itch, what the CDC recommends for relief, signs of infection, and when a bite needs medical attention. https://longsleeve.com/blog/dengue-travel https://longsleeve.com/blog/dengue-travel Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Where dengue risk is concentrated, why Aedes mosquitoes bite in daylight, the warning signs of severe dengue, and CDC prevention guidance for travelers. https://longsleeve.com/blog/citronella-and-plant-repellents https://longsleeve.com/blog/citronella-and-plant-repellents Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What the evidence shows about citronella candles, torches, and plant-oil repellents compared with EPA-registered active ingredients. https://longsleeve.com/blog/asian-tiger-mosquito https://longsleeve.com/blog/asian-tiger-mosquito Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How to identify Aedes albopictus, why it bites in daylight, how far it has spread in the US, and what actually reduces it around a home. https://longsleeve.com/blog/tick-season-when https://longsleeve.com/blog/tick-season-when Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 When ticks are active by life stage and region, why nymphs drive most disease, and why tick checks matter year round. https://longsleeve.com/blog/tick-removal https://longsleeve.com/blog/tick-removal Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The CDC-recommended way to remove an attached tick with fine-tipped tweezers, what not to do, and what to watch for afterward. https://longsleeve.com/blog/tick-identification https://longsleeve.com/blog/tick-identification Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How to tell which tick bit you: the species that bite people in the US, what each looks like, where they live, and what they can carry. https://longsleeve.com/blog/lyme-disease-prevention https://longsleeve.com/blog/lyme-disease-prevention Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 How Lyme disease is transmitted, the attachment window that matters, and the CDC-recommended layers that lower your risk. https://longsleeve.com/blog/alpha-gal-syndrome https://longsleeve.com/blog/alpha-gal-syndrome Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What alpha-gal syndrome is, its link to the lone star tick, the delayed reactions that make it hard to spot, and how it is diagnosed.