Originally Posted by bobmn
Buy 10% Permethrin from farm supply store. Usually used for horses. Mix at 5.5 ounces to 1 gallon of water for a 0.5% solution. Wear plastic gloves and dip your outer garments in the solution in a large plastic storage bin. Hang wet clothes until air dry. Solution maybe a slight irratint to some but safe when dry. Don't dispose of solution in any ponds or waterways because it kills water species. Effective for about six washings. Military contract issue BDUs are woven from thread saturated in Permethrin. Arthropods die after walking across 8" of treated cloth.




DO NOT apply farm and industrial permethrin on your clothing. The other ingredients in the mixture are not designed or suitable for clothing!


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