Insect Repellent (DEET)

INSECT REPELLENT,PERSONAL APPLICATION

6840-01-284-3982NSN unverified

Military-issue controlled-release DEET lotion (about 33 percent DEET) applied to exposed skin to repel mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, and flies for up to 12 hours. Part of the DoD Insect Repellent System along with permethrin-treated uniforms.

FSC: 6840 — Pest Control Agents and Disinfectants

Know before you order

This is the standard controlled-release 33 percent DEET lotion (3M Ultrathon type) in a 2 oz / 60 ml tube; other approved DEET products carry different NSNs.

Two spray cans of DEET insect repellent, Off! Active and Cutter Backwoods, standing against a wooden wall. — CC BY 2.0 · Tony Webster (Wikimedia Commons / Flickr) · sourcePhoto unverified

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