It’s toxic to cats. Keep that in mind if you have cats and let them out.
KD8NNU Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2019, at 3:39 PM, tony.kaz--- via Topband <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
