Could the same dryer sheets that keep your towels fresh and static free also repel bugs? Courtesy of Flickr user missmac. It's a modern old-wives tale: put a Bounce dryer sheet in your pocket ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When it comes to the old wives' tale of folding a dryer sheet in your pocket as an alternative to bug repellent, there may be some science backing this claim -- sort of.

To deter these unwelcome residents, United States Postal Service (USPS) workers will sometimes place strongly scented dryer ...

Some mail carriers have taken to leaving scented dryer sheets in certain mailboxes along their routes during the summer ...

Many of our readers have confirmed that dryer sheets will repel both spiders and flies. Keep a few extra sheets in clothes hampers and around the laundry area and you can kiss all those spiders ...

TRENTON >> A city urban legend that dryer sheets combat bedbugs has been debunked. The company that makes Bounce dryer sheets, Procter & Gamble (P&G), confirmed in a statement Thursday that its ...

People around the country have reported finding dryer sheets in their mailboxes and the reason has everything to do with ...

Dryer sheets don’t reliably repel mice—think of them as weak deterrents, not real barriers. Watch for droppings, chewed insulation, grease marks, pet behavior changes, and a sour smell.

Bounce® Fabric Softener Dryer Sheets Repel Fungus Gnat, Bradysia sp. nr. coprophila (Diptera: Sciaridae), Adults. HortScience , 2010; 45: 1830-1833 [ abstract ] Cite This Page : ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials say dryer sheets have been placed in the bathrooms of Trenton’s city welfare office in an effort to prevent bedbugs from spreading. The Trentonian ...

Key Points Dryer sheets don’t reliably repel mice—think of them as weak deterrents, not real barriers.Watch for droppings, chewed insulation, grease marks, pet behavior changes, and a sour ...