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  • Off clean feel bug spray on purple background with images on the left of different outdoor scenes that call for bug spray. Small animated bigs are flying around.

    Step Outside With Confidence

    This summer, let OFF! help protect you from mosquitoes and ticks so you can enjoy time outside with effortless protection.

    Do You Know How to Enjoy Summer Without the Swat?

    Test your knowledge on mosquitoes and see how much you really know, plus what helps keep them away.

    5 QUESTIONS
    TIMER: 60 SECONDS PER QUESTION

    What does an ingredient like picaridin do to keep mosquitoes away?

    Ingredients like picaridin work by disrupting a mosquito’s ability to find you, essentially blocking the signals they rely on.
    Off Clean Feel bus spray - spraying an illustration of a mosquito
    Ingredients like picaridin work by disrupting a mosquito’s ability to find you, essentially blocking the signals they rely on.
    Off Clean Feel bus spray - spraying an illustration of a mosquito
    Ingredients like picaridin work by disrupting a mosquito’s ability to find you, essentially blocking the signals they rely on.
    Off Clean Feel bus spray - spraying an illustration of a mosquito

    Picaridin is best known for being…

    Not all repellents feel the same. Picaridin stands out for its clean, fragrance-free, lightweight finish — so you get reliable protection without the stickiness.
    Hands and Off Clean Feel
    Not all repellents feel the same. Picaridin stands out for its clean, fragrance-free, lightweight finish — so you get reliable protection without the stickiness.
    Hands and Off Clean Feel
    Not all repellents feel the same. Picaridin stands out for its clean, fragrance-free, lightweight finish — so you get reliable protection without the stickiness.
    Hands and Off Clean Feel

    What actually attracts mosquitoes the most?

    It’s not what you wear or what you eat; it’s what you give off. Mosquitoes are drawn to carbon dioxide and body heat, which makes your breath and natural body signals irresistible.
    Man sweating
    It’s not what you wear or what you eat; it’s what you give off. Mosquitoes are drawn to carbon dioxide and body heat, which makes your breath and natural body signals irresistible.
    Man sweating
    It’s not what you wear or what you eat; it’s what you give off. Mosquitoes are drawn to carbon dioxide and body heat, which makes your breath and natural body signals irresistible.
    Man sweating

    Male mosquitoes are responsible for bites.

    Only female mosquitoes bite — and for a reason. They rely on blood to get the protein needed to produce eggs, using cues like carbon dioxide and scent to find their next meal.
    Mosquitos at dusk
    Only female mosquitoes bite — and for a reason. They rely on blood to get the protein needed to produce eggs, using cues like carbon dioxide and scent to find their next meal.
    Mosquitos at dusk

    How do ticks get on to you?

    Ticks do not jump — they move by crawling. Similar to mosquitoes, they are attracted to carbon dioxide and position themselves on the tips of vegetation to attach to a host.
    A tick waiting for a host on a plant.
    Ticks do not jump — they move by crawling. Similar to mosquitoes, they are attracted to carbon dioxide and position themselves on the tips of vegetation to attach to a host.
    A tick waiting for a host on a plant.
    Ticks do not jump — they move by crawling. Similar to mosquitoes, they are attracted to carbon dioxide and position themselves on the tips of vegetation to attach to a host.
    A tick waiting for a host on a plant.
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