Insect Repellent Pants For Africa

Page Updated: Mar 2024

Do you need insect repellent pants for hunting in Africa?

Insect repellent pants do the job in one of two ways...

The pants are made with material impregnated with an insect repellent such as permethrin OR
Mesh pants are worn over your regular pants to create a physical barrier against insects.

Permethrin Insect Repellent Pants Are Useful...

If you have always been particularly bothered by insects or are a 'mosquito-magnet', you might find some relief by wearing insect repellent pants.
Certainly, if you are going to hunt in a malarial area of Africa and want to take every possible precaution.
However, know that most malaria-carrying and non-malarial mosquitos bite at dusk and during the night, so insect repellent pants should be specifically worn at these times.
Certainly, if you are hunting in swamp areas, rainforests or thick damp vegetation near water, where swarms of mosquitoes can make your life a misery, permethrin-impregnated pants or mesh over-pants and industrial quantites of deet smeared on exposed skin may help.

Recommended Insect Repellent Pants

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