tick repellent

[Sharon]

A friend of mine died from lung cancer - a non smoker. His death was attributed to years of spraying his apple orchards and not wearing a mask etc. They didn't know any better back then.

[Maximus44]

Coleman has a bug spray with 98% deet. Bought it in Belize. Don't know if you can get that here.

[Sharon]

No thanks. 30 % Deet melts plastic. Deep Woods is 25 % deet and lasts for 8 hours. I use OFF which is 15% deet and lasts for 5 hours.

[last5oh_302]

No thanks. 30 % Deet melts plastic. Deep Woods is 25 % deet and lasts for 8 hours. I use OFF which is 15% deet and lasts for 5 hours.

I've ruined a lot of lures and took the paint/decals off a few reels when I used to have deet on my hands while fishing.

[Sharon]

Yep. We have to be so careful with herbicides/ pesticides. Remember when they thought Agent Orange was safe for humans ?

[yellow dog]

I've ruined a lot of lures and took the paint/decals off a few reels when I used to have deet on my hands while fishing.

The KOMBAT is 30% DEET and has a really nice smell to it and contains Alo Vera.

[mooboy76]

No thanks. 30 % Deet melts plastic. Deep Woods is 25 % deet and lasts for 8 hours. I use OFF which is 15% deet and lasts for 5 hours.

Ha! Yeah, I remember using good old Muskol on a canoe trip. It melted the electrical tape around the flip-top and ate a hole through the nylon pants I was wearing at the time.

[mooboy76]

We are using Absorbine Ultrasheild Ex in addition to Revolution for the third year now with full blessing from both our previous and current vets

I found the Absorbine Ultrashield in town, but it is $37 for a the spray bottle, so I left it in the store.

I did talk to a vet at my clinic, but they would not comment on permethrin in conjunction with Revolution. They had mentioned Bravecto and K9 Advantix being options. Bravecto sounds interesting, and it would be around $55 for the 12 week application (no lone star ticks here to worry about). Looking up K9 Advantix, it appears to be 44% Permethrin, so I really don't know what the issue was discussing Permethrin and Revolution.

But I understand the liability of giving advice regarding an 'unknown' product.

The ticks are thinning out now, but I might limit the Permethrin to the dog run, and my outdoor work clothes (at 0.5% application). I'm not too worried about spraying insects with them, you get the best protection on clothing once they have dried a few days; they are apparently good for 6 washes. Keep any cats away from wet Permethrin - it's no good for them and can cause issues until it is dry.

[C.A. in TO]

That bottle of Ultrasheild has lasted us three years already and will get us through this year as well. (Two hounds plus spraying campsites)

[terrym]

We used to use Muskol (95% Deet) when it was on the market. Stuff literally tanned your hide it was so potent, would melt fishing line, reel handles and melt paint. It did work though. Used to do a lot of things in those days I wouldn't do anymore