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Insect Shield® Repellent Technology
Launches Camp Apparel Program to Help
Protect Campers/Staff from Bloodsucking
Insects
 SEATTLE, WA – Insect Shield has
announced development of a new business
initiative specifically designed for camps,
enabling them to offer Insect
Shield protective apparel to their campers and staff. Insect
Shield, a member of the American Camp Association,
plans to unveil this program at upcoming
ACA Conferences in Orlando and Atlantic
City.
The Insect Shield camp apparel program
offers bug protection for campers and camp
staff, in hopes of helping to provide an
improved camp experience, while also offering
peace of mind for parents—knowing
that their children are protected from
insects while away at camp. Parents are
increasingly aware of the dangers to their
children from insect bites that can carry
diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile
virus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and
Eastern equine encephalitis.
Many of these diseases are spreading rapidly
and parents are anxious to protect their
children, particularly when they are away
from home. Insect Shield’s long-lasting
clothing treatment—proven to last
through 70 washings—is an excellent
solution with many advantages: Insect Shield
apparel requires no re-application, has
no potential for overuse or misuse, is
EPA-registered, and can be worn by children
of any age.
Thomas Mather, Ph.D., director of the
URI Center for Vector-borne Disease was
instrumental in getting the Insect Shield
camp apparel program started, “As
a researcher on the subject of diseases
carried by ticks and mosquitoes, such as
Lyme Disease, West Nile Virus and Rocky
Mountain spotted fever, I am very concerned
about the increases we have seen in recent
years in the number of cases of these diseases.
In response to my request, Insect Shield
has created a line of protective camp clothing
with repellency built-in that lasts through
70 washings, an ideal way of protecting
children while at camp and when they return
home.” In one study, Mather and his
team showed a 5-times lower likelihood
of a blacklegged tick bite on subjects
wearing repellent-treated shoes, socks,
shorts and t-shirt.
The new Insect Shield camp program online
store www.insectshield.com/camp makes
protective clothing available to camps,
camp staff, and parents, with the option
of customized camp logos. For the first
phase of the program, the Insect Shield
assortment consists of t-shirts, hooded
sweatshirts, polos, and accessories such
as hats, socks and bandanas, for both youth
and adults.
Proprietary Insect Shield® technology
provides long-lasting, effective, invisible,
and odorless protection against insects. Insect
Shield apparel products repel ticks, ants,
flies, chiggers, and midges (no-see-ums)
through 70 launderings.
About Insect Shield Repellent Technology:
In July 2003, Buzz Off Insect Shield, LLC,
introduced the first EPA-registered insect-repellent
apparel. Insect Shield® Repellent
Apparel technology provides effective,
invisible and odorless protection against
mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers,
and midges (no-see-ums) through 70 launderings.
Insect Shield apparel categories include
outdoor, golf, hunting, fishing, equestrian,
and summer camp. Insect Shield® Repellent
Gear technology is proven to repel mosquitoes,
ticks, flies, and fleas through six months
of constant exposure to weathering (sun/rain).
Insect Shield gear product categories include
camping, patio, beach, pet, and equestrian.
Insect Shield technology has the potential
to be an important tool in the battle against
insect-borne diseases and improve the health
of people worldwide. In partnership with
a number of agencies and international
relief organizations, Insect Shield technology
is being used for apparel and other items
that people use daily to aid in protection
against insects. For more information visit www.insectshield.com. www.insectshield.com/camp
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