Ticks

I had pretty good results last year using permethrin on my clothes and cedarcide on my skin. Planning to do the same this year.


teabagger11 said:
You can get permathrin at tractor supply instructions have the dilutions and 1 bottle will last you a life time and you can even spray your yard with it
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They give you dilutions for treating clothes? I saw that it was labeled for landscaping use and didn’t want to mess around with it.
 
rlb said:
I had pretty good results last year using permethrin on my clothes and cedarcide on my skin. Planning to do the same this year.



They give you dilutions for treating clothes? I saw that it was labeled for landscaping use and didn’t want to mess around with it.
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They give you the concentration of the bottle and if you know the concentration for clothing the math is trivial
 
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More permethrin and cedarcide on the way, not looking forward to tick season! I was hoping it wouldn’t be so bad this year since we actually had some cold temps, after the drought in the fall. Though I have no sources to back up those wishes.
 
This was on the dog march first, they are starting early!

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rlb said:
More permethrin and cedarcide on the way, not looking forward to tick season! I was hoping it wouldn’t be so bad this year since we actually had some cold temps, after the drought in the fall. Though I have no sources to back up those wishes.
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Found one crawling on my ankle yesterday. Was at the in-laws just walking with the dog through their Catskils property. It’s been much colder up there but I’m guessing that it hasn’t done shit to lower the tick count.

I actually had a dream nightmare last night that I was walking through brush and was pulling ticks off my entire body. 😫😳
 
I freaking hate these things! Did some TM @SixMile this morning ran home around 2:00 and took a super quick shower before heading out to get a haircut. Fast forward to 9:30pm tonight and jumped into the shower to wash away the loose hair and this piece of shit came off the back of my leg with the lather.

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If da google machine is correct it’s a female brown dog tick. Unlikely it actually latched on seeing how skinny she is and how easily she came off.
 
I usually have 2 to 3 every time I do maintenance there. Today just one. As soon as I walk thru the door off comes everything and I run a full inspection. Then throw all my gear in the dryer as high heat kills those little f🤬ers.
 
What are you guys using for prevention? Granted I have not spent much time in the woods this year with the rain, but I’ve only pulled off 1 so far.
 
I’ve had Lyme a few times so this is something I try to be on top of. The best stuff I’ve used is a combo of this stuff which comes in a small enough container that you can carry to reapply. It works great for keeping the gnats and mosquitoes away. I haven’t found a tick yet so I guess that’s a good sign?

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And I use this stuff on my kit. You need to spray it on and let dry before wearing. It lasts several washes though. So I’ll pick out 2 sets of shorts and jerseys/ shirts and treat
them and just wear them in the woods. This combo seems to work.

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Jeremy said:
I’ve had Lyme a few times so this is something I try to be on top of. The best stuff I’ve used is a combo of this stuff which comes in a small enough container that you can carry to reapply. It works great for keeping the gnats and mosquitoes away. I haven’t found a tick yet so I guess that’s a good sign?

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And I use this stuff on my kit. You need to spray it on and let dry before wearing. It lasts several washes though. So I’ll pick out 2 sets of shorts and jerseys/ shirts and treat
them and just wear them in the woods. This combo seems to work.

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Been using a similar approach, but with a cedar oil based spray for my skin. I don’t miss the deet.
 
Jeremy said:
It does seem to work though. And I know it’s toxic, but Lyme disease is a really fucked up illness.

Deet isn’t my first choice but I wouldn’t hesitate to use it if that’s all I have.
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I agree with all of this. My biggest driver to get away from deet was that I could always feel my skin tingle during my post-ride shower. But yeah it was definitely effective, especially at the “deep woods” concentration.
 
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