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Hi Stephen,
I agree the list looks US-centric. For example, I don't see Muskol on the l=
ist of products.
The following is a list of repellent active ingredients and their effective=
ness from Health Canada:
* Deet - 'Insect' repellent
* Icaridin - Mosquitoes and ticks
* Soybean oil - Mosquitoes and blackflies.
* Citronella oil - Mosquitoes.
* Metofluthrin - Mosquitoes. Some of these products also repel blac=
kflies.
* P-Menthane-3,8-diol (and related oil of lemon eucalyptus compound=
s) repel mosquitoes. Some products also repel blackflies.
* Mixture of essential oils (a mixture of lemon, eucalyptus, pine n=
eedle, geranium and camphor essential oils) - Mosquitoes.
Products they list as not being very effective or long-lasting are:
* citrosa houseplants
* odour-baited mosquito traps
* electronic or ultrasonic devices
* electrocuting devices, like bug zappers
* skin moisturizer or sunscreen combined with insect repellent (pro=
ducts that combine skin moisturizer and insect repellent are not approved i=
n Canada)
* wristbands, neckbands and ankle bands that contain repellents
Cheers,
Lance
Lance Laviolette
Glen Robertson, Ontario
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
On Behalf Of Stephen Shaw
Sent: August 14, 2017 12:35 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: EXTERNAL: [NatureNS] insect repellents US review
The latest (Sept 2017, page 17) print issue of US-based Consumer Reports br=
iefly evaluates 24 bug repellents, aimed at mosquitoes but saying that thei=
r tests showed that they appeared also to repel ticks. The scores range fr=
om 95 (tops), down to 4 (poor). Six of the top 9 top recommended brands co=
ntain only DEET, 2 contain picaridin, and 1 contains Oil of lemon eucalyptu=
s. These are US-based products, unclear if all/any available in Canada. =
The report can be reviewed without a subscription at
CR.org/repellents0917<http://CR.org/repellents0917>
access to which is a bit clunky but worked for me on checking it out. The =
CR review doesn't mention Piactive or icaridin, probably because the primar=
y focus was on mosquito repellents. The review comes down on plant-based '=
botanicals', which it says are not EPA registered and which they say they f=
ound ineffective.
Steve (Hfx)
On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:03 PM, David Patriquin <davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca<mailt=
o:davidgpatriquin@yahoo.ca>> wrote:
When I am in the "right place at the right time" to get black-legged ticks,=
especially the nymphs, I use a combination of light coloured (so I can se=
e ticks), pyrethroid-treated clothing and a personal insecticide with pyre=
thrin or pyrethroids (synthetic analogues of pyrethrin) to ward them off.
This summer I began using the Piactive product. I was walking some clearcu=
ts in early July with a colleague who had sprayed exposed skin but had untr=
eated clothing. Walking the same route, he picked up 5 black-legged ticks, =
I picked up none.
The Piactive product (which contains icaridin, a pyrethroid) is said to be =
good for 12 hours; it doesn't smell bad like Deet, nor does it dissolve som=
e synthetic clothing as Deet does.
Regardless of whether I have been wearing treated clothing & using the pers=
onal insecticide I am always on the lookout for ticks on my skin when I sho=
wer.
So far so good.
View
versicolor.ca/noticks<http://versicolor.ca/noticks>
for some of my sources.
David G Patriquin
________________________________
From: "klantz@ns.sympatico.ca<mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca>" <klantz@ns.sy=
mpatico.ca<mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca>>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] RE: Black-legged Tick and late fall
I don't use a repellent for ticks as they are present around my yard and I =
would have to apply it every time I go outside. I have tried Piactive for m=
osquitoes & black flies, it is 20% Icaridin and seems to be comparable to d=
eet. The label states that it is also effective for Ticks so I suspect it w=
ould provide some protection.
Kevin
From: David Schlosberg<mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 3:31 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] RE: Black-legged Tick and late fall
I'm curious. Do you folks spray with deet? I've been using picaridin this=
summer and last, but I haven't gotten any ticks on me yet. Luck?
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