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Anyone use it for ticks? Didja use the spray for your cloths or cream on your body? Gotta blue mountain bear hunt coming up in may, bastards are thick. Thanks

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.

I spray a bunch of work clothes and turkey hunting stuff. The spray says it lasts about 6 weeks. Since ticks seem to be the worst in may and june around here. I usually dont bother to reapply. I give everything a good coating and one of these 24oz bottles lasts a while.

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Been doing this ever since I got a tick disease. Buy it just like bobmn said, mix it up in a 5 gallon bucket but only mix 3 gallon up. Put clothes and socks in and put a brick on them to keep submerged and come back in 30 minutes and wear rubber gloves and wring out what I can and hang to dry outside. Haven’t had a tick since I started doing this.

Clothes get Permethrin and skin gets Picardin.

Copy thanks gents, we don’t have em too bad on the westside like some of you guys do, don’t wanna fuuck with em on a 2 week trips. How bout dogs? Anyone use it on dogs?

It is used on dogs , horses ,cattle. I put it in a sprayer and spray my draft horses and I get sprayed in the process. No ticks, no horse flies, no mosquitos. I spray around my cook tent and my tipis. I don't have ants crawling around all over.
I soaked my clothes when going to Africa. Did not get any fly bites.

I put Seresto collars on my dogs.

https://www.chewy.com/seresto-flea-tick-collar-dogs-over-18/dp/46498

I used the Ben's Tick Repellent that last couple spring and haven't picked up a tick on during day trips. I think the main ingredient is Picardin.

I haven't tried Permethrin for ticks specifically but it works wonders on keeping skeeters away.

No go on spraying dogs. As mentioned get a soresto collar . Last about 3 months and work well

Picaridin for your skin, don't put permethrin directly on you, it's toxic when wet.

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

The larger adult ticks are more easily seen on skin or clothing.

The ones to really worry about are the pre-adult nymphs that are very tiny and usually result in undetected bites and usually are more likely carriers of tick-borne diseases.

Birds, rodents, small game and especially deer are hosts to the diseases. Ticks just spread them to humans...on occasion.

As noted, Picardin 20 for the skin.

I use sawyer brand made for clothes. Follow the label (don’t apply while wearing) and never on skin. It does work but I usually double down with some deet when I get out of the truck. I had RMSF and don’t want to have a second case.

"DO NOT apply farm and industrial permethrin on your clothing" Joe why? Please provide references. Thanks.

This is what I do also. Ticks are no joke. Good luck!

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Used the snot out of it for years - spray or soak the clothes, and seal up the pants and sleeves. I like the Elim-A-Tick undershirts as well.

The farm and ranch stuff sometimes uses petroleum products that make it stick to animals better. It will have a smell to it, but I never had any trouble otherwise. Look for more inert additives or see if you can smell it before buying.

I think it will kill cats and don't want to get it in any pond or water where there's fish.

Putting it on your skin neutralizes it, it is not toxic in any percentages people use to stop critters.

https://sawyersafetravel.com/FAQPermetherin

You READ the sentence following that, right??

Thanks.