Insect Repellent Selection Guide

Which insect repellent will I need to travel to:

Please note – the following is a guide only and does not account for those with skin conditions or allergies – you should always consult a doctor before travelling to a foreign country to ensure the best protection.

Country	Risk to Health	Common Insect Borne Diseases	Common Biting insects	DEET Based Repellent	Alternative to DEET	Natural Repellent
Alaska	Low	—-	Midges	Trek 20 Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Argentina	High	Zika Virus, Yellow Fever, Malaria, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition MAX	Not Advised	Not Advised
Australia	Moderate	Japanese Encephalitis, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Austria	Moderate	Tick-Borne Encephalitis	Ticks	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Smidge Insect Repellent Spray
Bahamas	Moderate	Zika Virus, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition Pro	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Not Advised
Barbados	Moderate	Zika Virus, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Not Advised
Belgium	Low	—-	—-	Design Go Travel Insect Repellent	Pocket Smidge Insect Repellent	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Bermuda	Moderate	Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Botswana	High	Malaria	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition MAX	Not Advised	Not Advised
British Virgin Islands	Moderate	Zika Virus, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Not Advised
Canada	Low	Lyme Disease	Ticks and Midges	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Cape Verde	Moderate	Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Not Advised
China	High	Japanese Encephalitis, Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes and Ticks	LifeSystems Expedition MAX	Not Advised	Not Advised
Cyprus	Low	—-	—-	Ben’s 30 Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Incognito Mosquito Repellent Spray
Denmark	Low	Tick-Borne Encephalitis	Ticks and Midges	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Dominica	Moderate	Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Not Advised
Dominican Republic	Moderate	Dengue Fever, Malaria, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition Pro	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Not Advised
Egypt	Low	—-	Sandflies	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Spray
Finland	Low	Tick-Borne Encephalitis	Ticks and Midges	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
France	Low	Tick-Borne Encephalitis	Ticks	Ben’s 30 Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Germany	Low	Tick-Borne Encephalitis	Ticks	Trek 20 Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Greece	Low	Tick-Borne Encephalitis, West Nile Virus	Ticks and Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Grenada	Moderate	Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Hong Kong	Moderate	Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Iceland	Low	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
India	High	Japanese Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition MAX	Not Advised	Not Advised
Indonesia	High	Japanese Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition Pro	Not Advised	Not Advised
Ireland	Low	—-	Midges	Trek 20 Insect Repellent Spray	Smidge Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Israel	Low	West Nile Virus	Mosquitoes	Ben’s 30 Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Incognito Mosquito Repellent Spray
Italy	Low	West Nile Virus	Mosquitoes	Trek 20 Insect Repellent Spray	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Jamaica	Moderate	Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Ticks and Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition Pro	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Kenya	High	Yellow Fever, Malaria, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition MAX	Not Advised	Not Advised
Malaysia	High	Japanese Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition MAX	Not Advised	Not Advised
Maldives	Moderate	Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition Pro	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Not Advised
Malta	Low	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
Mauritius	Moderate	Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Mexico	Moderate	Zika Virus, Dengue Fever, Malaria	Mosquitoes	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Not Advised
Morocco	Low	Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Mosi-Off Insect Repellent Bands	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Nepal	Moderate	Japanese Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition Pro	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Not Advised
Netherlands	Low	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
New Zealand	Low	—-	Midges	Trek 20 Insect Repellent Spray	Smidge Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Norway	Low	Tick Borne Encephalitis	Ticks and Midges	Design Go Travel Insect Repellent Bands	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Papua New Guinea	Moderate	Japanese Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Peru	High	Yellow Fever, Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition MAX	Not Advised	Not Advised
Philippines	Moderate	Japanese Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Portugal	Low	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
Scotland	Low	Lyme Disease	Midges and Ticks	Trek 20 Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Seychelles	Low	Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Mosi Bands – Insect Repellent Bands	Pocket Smidge Insect Repellent	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Singapore	Moderate	Japanese Encephalitis, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
South Africa	Moderate	Malaria	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Spain	Low	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
Sri Lanka	Moderate	Japanese Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Sweden	Moderate	Tick Borne Encephalitis	Ticks	Ben’s 30 Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Switzerland	Low	Tick Borne Encephalitis	Ticks	Trek 20 Insect Repellent Spray	Trek Midge & Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent
Thailand	Moderate	Japanese Encephalitis, Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Mosquitoes	Trek Ultra Insect Repellent	LifeSystems Expedition Sensitive Repellent	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
Trinidad & Tobago	Moderate	Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever, Zika Virus	Ticks	Trek 50 Tick Repellent Spray	Trek Sensitive Insect Repellent	Not Advised
Tunisia	Low	—-	—-	—-	—-	—-
Turkey	Low	Malaria	Mosquitoes	LifeSystems Expedition Pro	Smidge Insect Repellent Spray	Mosi-Guard Natural Insect Repellent
USA	Low	—-	Midges and No See Ums	Trek 20 Insect Repellent Spray	Smidge Insect R epellent Spray	Trek Natural Insect Repellent

All of the information in this table has been gathered using the Common Services Agency website and Scottish Government Health Directorate (SGHD).

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