Mosquito Bites

  • LifestyleYahoo Canada Style

    Top five ways to prevent mosquito bites this summer

    Tip no. 1? Put down the beer.

  • NewsRobin Roberts

    Natural ways to prevent and treat mosquito bites

    Like heat-seeking missiles, they can zero in on you from up to 35 meters away by the amount of carbon dioxide you release, and some of us emit more than others based on our metabolic rate. Evidently, the bigger you are the more carbon dioxide you exhale, which is why pregnant women and overweight people are more tempting targets than, say, kids. If you opt for a commercial insect repellent, you can’t beat DEET (N,N-Diethyl-3-Methylbenzamide) products containing at least a 15 per cent concentra