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On deer farms, Culicoides species transmit bluetongue virus and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, while mosquitoes can cause chronic stress and even exsanguination. We evaluated the effectiveness of the insecticide \u00adInsectGuard (0.5% permethrin), applied as a barrier treatment and pour-on, to reduce mosquito and biting midge landings on deer in Martin County, Florida. Deer simulators baited with carbon dioxide and fitted with sticky cards were used to trap landing insects. A polyethylene fence barrier treated with InsectGuard (1.34 fl oz\/m2) and an untreated fence were tested against a no-barrier control. Separately, InsectGuard pour-on (1 fl oz per deer) was compared to an untreated control. The \u00adInsectGuard-treated barrier and pour-on applications reduced landings of three Culicoides species, including Culicoides insignis Lutz, a key bluetongue virus vector, by 175-fold and 7-fold, respectively. The InsectGuard-treated barrier also reduced mosquito landings: Culex spp. (15-fold), and Psorophora spp. (6-fold). While the InsectGuard pour-on caused a dramatic reduction of C. insignis, it had no measurable effect on Culex spp., Psorophora spp., or Culicoides floridensis Beck and appeared to attract Culicoides pusillus Lutz (8-fold increase). Our findings demonstrate that permethrin-treated barriers and pour-on applications can reduce the landing and, therefore, potential infectious bites of mosquitoes and biting midges. 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