Insect Shield Sport Crew Socks, Stretchy and Comfortable Crew Socks with Padding and Built in Bug and Tick Protection

My husband had frequent issues with bug bites when he cut the grass in the spring, summer, and early fall months in the south. Spraying his legs helped for awhile, but didn't last due to sweating. Finding these socks was the best solution to this problem. In fact they worked so well, that I went back and ordered 2 more pairs for him. In addition, they appear to be well made. I have washed the first pair over 15 times, and they still appear to be preventing bites.

They fit almost to the knee. Very comfortable. Why did you pick this product vs others?: Wanted white

This are my goto socks for working outside. They are comfortable and keep insect and particularly tics from biting my ankles and lower legs. I own many pairs now.

Great socks. Good padding. Worked as promised.

GREAT fit and padding. As a forester I walk in the woods and fields every day, these have drastically cut down on the number of ticks I find on myself. Wish they had something for dogs.

I only wear insect shield clothing when out birding & hiking. I prefer the permethrin-treated fabric to applying it myself so I don’t put my cats at risk. The packaging keeps the socks sealed until you are ready to start using them.

Dont know if these socks repell bugs because they are so tight I cant get them on my leg. Im a woman size 9 and I ordered the M. Fits the foot ok, but the top part is sooooooo tight. They are heavier than Id like too. Cant possibly use these socks. For $10 a pair....I'm returning them.

I've worn these 2 days, working in overgrown garden, walking through fields where I normally pick up about 1 tick a day and 5-10 chiggers bites. There was maybe one chigger bite (they show up hours after so though I got it the first night I wore them, it may have come from when I was inside and not wearing the socks) and no ticks or tick bites. I always get a lot of chiggers bites in the backyard and garden so even one is much improvement. Both of my kids picked up 1-3 ticks on the evening walks but I got none. One had on permethrin spray on her socks and shoes but still got a tick. Reading on their website, I found they did a study showing it's safer to wear the treated clothing vs spraying clothes each time. One thing I didn't like is these socks made my current bites itch pretty bad from the compression, but on their website I found some that look like they have thinner material so I bought 2 pairs for everyone in my family. I was surprised that they are a somewhat local business (based in Greensboro, NC but these socks are made in China).