Gary, Thanks for the tip on the Permethrin to get it in large containers at an affordable price. Looks like dilution is about 1:120. One 1.25 gal should give me one coverage. But can't be shipped to NY. Need to ship to a buddy in NJ or PA.
I have been spraying my entire yard twice a year with Bug-B-Gone for many years using a mix sprayer on hoses. I had Lyme twice, the first episode about 25 years ago before they routinely tested for Lyme. That was an interesting year. Since I have been doing this I have not found a tick when I drag a white towel over the yard and then inspecting with a magnifying glass as the deer ticks are quite small. I use Permethrin on my yard clothes and spray Deet on my open skin areas when working in the yard. Also, I have used traps to get rid of the mice and chipmunks as they are the main carriers of contaminated ticks. Between the hawks and me the little critters are gone. Way in the back I keep the weeds cut down or sprayed with weed/grass killer. I sure don't want to get Lyme again. N2TK, Tony -----Original Message----- From: Topband <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gary Smith Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 3:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: Ticks Bruce, I am 10 miles from Lyme, CT and my property abuts a deer filled State park & marsh. After a lot of research I found the best option for me is to spray my yard with Permethrin. Here in CT you can't get the high concentration version but you can in 48 other states including Maine. https://www.domyown.com/permethrin-sfr-368 -p-445.html I bought it in Rhode Island and mix 1 Oz with 1 gal water & spray it with a Scotts two gallon pump tank. It's fantastic for ants & ticks, I do the entire lawn and when I go to my antennas, I spray the area and come back a couple hours later and it's safe to work in. I spray my outdoor clothes with the .05% mixture, let it dry so it's safe and it kills ticks and not me. You can buy the .05% at Walmart in the sporting goods section to spray on your clothes & I understand LL Bean sells clothing that is impregnated with it for hikers & the like. Great stuff... 73, Gary KA1J > > Have a Beverage antenna that goes through a dense wooded area. Two > species of Ticks are everywherelately. Anyone have information of a > drone that could disperse tick poison 73Bruce - K1FZ _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
