No cats here -----Original Message----- From: Topband <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Don S Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:29 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: Ticks
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 _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
