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Do you mean picaridin?
I am talking about permethrin, but maybe the GP made a typo? Here is the product that I use on my livestock: https://nrsworld.com/products/durvet-permethrin-10-concentra...
It's worth taking the time to learn to ID the lone star tick if you haven't already as it is thought to be the main carrier, per the CDC page linked from the original article [0]. I use permethrin pretty religiously these days, especially since lyme disease is now ubiquitous in my region, and I've been impressed with the results. Where previously a half-day in the woods might result in as much as a dozen ticks on my…
Are you using permethrin as a bug spray on your clothing? I use it here on livestock and had not considered using it on myself, but I am intrigued given how effective it is for the animals. Gunna go read the label again, but I would wager that using it this way will be an off-label use.
I read about a meat allergy due to tick bites on NPR [0], and thought the the link between tick bites and a food allergy was interesting. I posted the CDC press release instead of the NPR article. [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/02/1166431...
It's worth taking the time to learn to ID the lone star tick if you haven't already as it is thought to be the main carrier, per the CDC page linked from the original article [0]. I use permethrin pretty religiously these days, especially since lyme disease is now ubiquitous in my region, and I've been impressed with the results. Where previously a half-day in the woods might result in as much as a dozen ticks on my…
Are you using permethrin as a bug spray on your clothing? I use it here on livestock and had not considered using it on myself, but I am intrigued given how effective it is for the animals. Gunna go read the label again, but I would wager that using it this way will be an off-label use.
It's worth taking the time to learn to ID the lone star tick if you haven't already as it is thought to be the main carrier, per the CDC page linked from the original article [0]. I use permethrin pretty religiously these days, especially since lyme disease is now ubiquitous in my region, and I've been impressed with the results. Where previously a half-day in the woods might result in as much as a dozen ticks on my…
I was taught ticks usually are in long grass. No idea where they usually are since I've only seen it once and I was walking through a field with ankle high grass.
It's worth taking the time to learn to ID the lone star tick if you haven't already as it is thought to be the main carrier, per the CDC page linked from the original article [0]. I use permethrin pretty religiously these days, especially since lyme disease is now ubiquitous in my region, and I've been impressed with the results. Where previously a half-day in the woods might result in as much as a dozen ticks on my…
When you say half day in the woods do you mean you are going through hiking trails? I was taught ticks usually are in long grass. No idea where they usually are since I've only seen it once and I was walking through a field with ankle high grass.
It’s increasingly common in Australia but we only learned of it after my wife contracted alpha-gal from a tick bite. It really needs more publicity.
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When you say half day in the woods do you mean you are going through hiking trails? I was taught ticks usually are in long grass. No idea where they usually are since I've only seen it once and I was walking through a field with ankle high grass.
No, off trail - hunting, fishing, mushroom hunting, flipping rocks, playing around etc. Ticks are everywhere that animals are in my experience, however, and a hiking trail is no exception. Tall grass does seem worse but I’ve had many days in big woods where I ended up with ticks.
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No, off trail - hunting, fishing, mushroom hunting, flipping rocks, playing around etc. Ticks are everywhere that animals are in my experience, however, and a hiking trail is no exception. Tall grass does seem worse but I’ve had many days in big woods where I ended up with ticks.
Good to know. Are they easy to spot? When they first latch on and start feeding , they're so tiny I feel like I can miss them quite easily
It’s increasingly common in Australia but we only learned of it after my wife contracted alpha-gal from a tick bite. It really needs more publicity.
How severe is alpha-gal for her? Can you return to normal or is it lifelong?