Which Bug Spray is Best? Which Bug Spray is Best?
Product |
Performance against mosquitoes |
Performance against GNATS |
Performance against biting flies |
Performance against ticks |
Odor |
Feel on skin |
TOTAL |
Buggspray (Original) Vanilla Scent
|
9 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
47 |
Buggspray for Biting Flies
|
10 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
47 |
Buggins Natural |
5 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
39 |
Deep Woods OFF! - 100% DEET |
9 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
32 |
Deep Woods OFF! Aerosol - 25% DEET |
8 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
31 |
Ultrathon Aerosol - 25% DEET |
8 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
29 |
OFF! Skintastic - 7% DEET |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
23 |
Cutter Advanced - 7% Picaridin (SEE THIS) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
22 |
OFF Clean Feel - 5% Picaridin (SEE THIS) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
22 |
Skin-so-soft Bath Oil |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
21 |
|
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Ultrathon Aerosol |
DW OFF! Aerosol |
DW OFF! Sportsmen |
|
% DEET |
25 |
25 |
25 |
100 |
Duration for mosquitoes * |
5 hrs. |
4 hrs. *** |
5 hrs. |
10 hrs. |
Biting gnats **(>10 bites/min - 10x) |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Stable flies **(>1 bite/min - 5x) |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Deer flies ** |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Pleasant Scent |
YES |
NO |
OK |
NO |
Inert solvent(odor) |
Ethanol (~odorless) |
Isopropanol (strong - rubbing alcohol) |
Ethanol (~odorless) |
None |
Feel on skin |
OK |
Sticky |
OK |
Greasy |
Convenient Package |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
West Nile Virus claim on label |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
Enceph., Malaria, Dengue on label |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Lyme disease on label |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
Top rated by a consumer magazine |
Not tested |
NO *** |
Not tested |
YES * |
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