Tick Spray

[LRD]

I use Martins as well and mix 1 oz to 16-20 oz of water.  I bought a small hand pump sprayer from Amazon that works great.


https://www.amazon.com/Solo-418-Ergonomic-Gardening-Fertilizing/dp/B000BX4VXI

[bbcoach]

I use Martins as well and mix 1 oz to 16-20 oz of water.  I bought a small hand pump sprayer from Amazon that works great.


https://www.amazon.com/Solo-418-Ergonomic-Gardening-Fertilizing/dp/B000BX4VXI

That Harris sprayer at around $10 bucks looks GREAT!  I use a trigger sprayer with the Martin's, I'll have to check into the Harris.  You could completely saturate your clothes in minutes with one of these.

[captpete]

For anybody looking for more info on tick spray, here is an Old Gobbler link with LOTS of info on the sprays, the different diseases, links to different articles, etc.....http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,88456.0.html

[mightyjoeyoung]

Just a word of advise...Permethrin can been deadly to cats, especially when wet.

Only in concentration percentages that you would never use on your clothing.  On the order of 40%+.  Though some cats can react to as low as 16%.  STILL even higher than the 10% concentrate we get.   

[Turkeyman]

I use Martin's Permethrin SFR @ 36.8% for $33/qt. as opposed to Martin's @ 10% for $28/pint. As far as final concentrate I generally make it just a bit stronger at, say, .7% rather than .5%. I use my garden sprayer and mix up a gallon which is enough to well dampen my supply of spring turkey clothes and accessories e.g. facemask, gloves, hats, vest etc. Just use the formula (C1) (V1) = (C2) (V2) to see how much to use. C1=36.8, V1 to be determined, C2=.7, V2=desired final amount, in my case 128 oz.

Addendum: I purchased from DIY Pest Control.

[ChesterCopperpot]

Spraying and drying today! Finally got some sunshine.


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[albrubacker]

 

Martins 10% Permethrin.  Plenty on Ebay.  1 oz to 20 oz of water and spray away.

[albrubacker]

  Sprayed mine yesterday. Almost forgot about it.

Spraying and drying today! Finally got some sunshine.


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[NCL]

Also sprayed my camo yesterday

[rstewart8706]

Went out listening Saturday morning.  I had not yet sprayed my clothes with Sawyers.  Only walked off the road a few hundred yards.  When I got home I found a tick on my leg.  Only had 1 all of last year, also found while scouting. 
Sprayed 2 sets of clothes and am will head to get some more after work today.  It's time.

[Turkeyman]

Got my concentrate in today's mail...will be mixing and spraying soon.

[Cut N Run]

I get Duration from Traveler's Supply online.  Been using it for years for turkey clothes and my travel clothes.  Over 30 years ago I contracted Falciparum Malaria when I was working in the Philippines.  It was brutal and I lost 4 days that I have no recollection of.  I also lost 11 pounds and took a while to recover.  Fortunately, Falciparum is the strain of Malaria that doesn't recur and I have no residual effects (it did put the fear in me though).  One of my co-workers contracted Dengue Fever (also called bone break fever) on the same trip and it absolutely slammed her.  Both are transmitted by mosquito bites, so I don't take them lightly. 

Permethrin on your clothes works like a force field to keep those nasty biting ticks, chiggers, and skeeters off and kills 'em. Add a Thermacell, and you're pretty much bug proof.
Be safe out there guys!

Jim

[bbcoach]

I use Martins as well and mix 1 oz to 16-20 oz of water.  I bought a small hand pump sprayer from Amazon that works great.


https://www.amazon.com/Solo-418-Ergonomic-Gardening-Fertilizing/dp/B000BX4VXI

That Harris sprayer at around $10 bucks looks GREAT!  I use a trigger sprayer with the Martin's, I'll have to check into the Harris.  You could completely saturate your clothes in minutes with one of these.

I did find a 1 liter hand held pump sprayer on E-bay for 9 and some change.  I had the chance to use it today on my vest and leafy suit.  Mixed 2 ozs of 10% with 38 ozs of water.  I hung everything on the clothes line and was done saturating everything in less than 2 minutes.  BIG IMPROVEMENT from the trigger sprayer.  Thanks for the TIP!