10 Best Bug and Mosquito Repellents of 2024, Tested by Experts

Keep the bugs away with these top-rated sprays, candles and backyard applications.

It wouldn’t be summer with cookouts, camping trips, golf outings and, yes, the constant hum of mosquitoes buzzing in your ear. That’s why the experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute look year-round for the best mosquito repellents and bug sprays. Our latest round-up includes newcomers to the market with unique formulations, as well as old reliables that continue to do the job.In putting together this list for the 2024 outdoor season, we combined in-house Lab tests with insights from our extensive network of outside experts, including Megan E. Meuti, P.h.D., an assistant professor of entomology at Ohio State University. While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for beating back the bugs, the following list will keep you covered for every scenario, all summer long.

Read the full guide on Dan Diclerico's website here.

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Sawyer’s spray offers an impressive 12 hours of protection against mosquitoes and ticks, and a little less (eight hours) against flies, gnats, and chiggers.

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Sawyer’s Permethrin spray has also worked as promised.

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Sawyer, for example, checks to ensure that no pore size exceeds 0.01 microns, stating that “the filters are then checked four more times at crucial points of assembly for filter integrity before they make their way onto the shelf.”

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