[NatureNS] Ticks Out - the Permethrin Option

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"Bug B Gon"--widely available hereabouts.  It has pyrethrin.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Phil Schappert
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 8:04 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Ticks Out - the Permethrin Option

At 6:49 PM -0300 5/5/14, Dave&Jane Schlosberg wrote:
>Permethrin is the chemical form of pyrethrin, which comes from 
>chrysanthemums.   Pyrethrin is available in many insecticides sold in 
>garden stores.  It is said to irritate skin, but we sprayed it on the 
>bottoms of pants and shirt cuffs.  We haven⤁t had any ticks (yet!) on us. 
>Or skin irritation.

A minor correction, Jane, permethrin is the
man-made analog of pyrethrin and permethrin is
available in far more insecticides than pyrethrin
(because permethrin has a longer shelf-life, a
longer active period and is cheaper to include in
insecticide formulation).

Phil

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