What is the best bug spray? If your top priority is keeping insects off your skin, no matter how fierce the swarm, the Off! deep woods bug spray is the best bug spray. The powerful aerosol spray held up under heavy mosquito pressure and felt surprisingly comfortable for a DEET-based spray, drying quickly with minimal stickiness. It’s affordable, long-lasting, and consistently effective. For outdoor explorers who prefer to skip the DEET, Shübug active offers a great alternative, with its barely there picaridin formula and smooth, even spray. Best of the rest While not technically a bug spray, Frank’s Skeeter Sticks mosquito repellent incense sticks did an exceptional job of keeping bugs away. In addition to solo testing, I burned them during a group camping trip, and everyone remarked on how fast they seemed to push the mosquitoes away. At the beginning of dinner, the bugs were everywhere, but as soon as we started burning the incense sticks, the mosquitoes vanished almost instantly.…