Richards, Stephanie L.Balanay, Jo AnneHarris, Jonathan W.Banks, VictoriaMeshnick, Steven2016-10-202016-10-202016-09-26http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5973Presented for World Environmental Health Day, September 26, 2016 in Greenville, North Carolina.Biological hazards such as exposure to ticks and mosquitoes can affect worker health. Permethrin is a repellant/insecticide approved for human use by the Environmental Protection Agency. Permethrin-treated clothing is commercially available to the public. Permethrin-treated clothing (50% cotton/50% nylon) has been shown to retain repellency through 70 washings. Work attire differs between state and consulting foresters, park rangers, etc.; hence, variation in protection from vector borne disease may existen-USPermethrinMosquitoesTreated clothingInsect repellantPesticidesPoster