tick repellant

[jimg]

Was talking w/ some surveyors the other day and asked what they used to keep the ticks off. They said they use a spray called Coastal Durona and according to them it works very well. Its for use on clothes only (not the skin). The drill is to hose down your clothes (pants esp) w/ the stuff and let it dry overnight. An application is supposed to last several washes before needing to be reapplied. Anyway, I looked all over for it but no-go. Im sure I must have the name wrong. Has anyone heard of this or similar name? Even so Id be interested in hearing about other products that work well. My preference is to no apply anything to my skin as most repellants leave me feeling really sick esp DEET.

 

[KaiB]

Jim, dollars to doughnuts its permethrin. It works wonders and can be used on your dogs as well, as long as they are not in close contact to cats. The horse and cattle guys all use it.

I get the 10% Durvet product and mix it down to 0.5%, wet clothes and let it dry, use it as a wipe for the Lab every now and then when he's going to be out with me. Seems to last about a month in my jeans before re-spray.

Vet says no-go if cats are rubbing all over your clothes or the dogs.

 

[BTDT]

So, it repels ticks and cats. Some non-cat lovers might like that.

 

[jimg]

KaiB: Thanx very much for your help! Is the name of the product durvet? I did a quick search and gets a load of hits but nothing that looks like what youre describing. Im hot to get some of this stuff b/c I cant even walk to the barn w/o picking up a boat load of blood suckers.

 

[DocHeb]

Durvet is a manufacturer. They make many topical products for the veterinary field. Some are organophosphates, which are a whole different animal than permetherin, and are not appropriate for topical use on human clothing (warning, gross generalization statement.)

On CountrybyNet, Patrick has written treatises on the use of permetherins for treating clothing. A search on TBN or CBN should give good results.

 

[jimg]

Thanx...did a search over here and found what I needed.

 

[Simpleman]

Get yourself 1/2 dozen of guinea"s . They are free ranging birds and love to eat ticks. Very easy to raise and great watch dogs ?? or should I say birds ?? LOL I have 10...They are loads of fun and you don't have to spray all of that nasty stuff on yourself !

 

[MicroPilot]

The problem with guineas is they don't wonder more than a few 10's of yards from wherever they roost.

 

[Simpleman]

The problem with guineas is they don't wonder more than a few 10's of yards from wherever they roost.

They work all of my 22 acres and some of the neighbors

 

[Soundguy]

I had to do some fencing thru thick woods last month.. my helper and I used deep woods off.. sprayed around our boots and tucked our pants in.. worked great. On my dogs i use 'killtix' or something similar.

Speaking of ticks.. I havn't really seen any on my dogs/horses/cow in a few years.. however My moms dog ( lives in wooded area ) just took her dog to the vet cause it was having trouble walking.. was tick paraylisis (spelling? ).. I had heard of that. but wasn't sure if it was a wivestail or not.. guess not! Dog had 3 ticks on it around the neck and head area.... guess it don't take long huh?

Soundguy

Was talking w/ some surveyors the other day and asked what they used to keep the ticks off. They said they use a spray called Coastal Durona and according to them it works very well. Its for use on clothes only (not the skin). The drill is to hose down your clothes (pants esp) w/ the stuff and let it dry overnight. An application is supposed to last several washes before needing to be reapplied. Anyway, I looked all over for it but no-go. Im sure I must have the name wrong. Has anyone heard of this or similar name? Even so Id be interested in hearing about other products that work well. My preference is to no apply anything to my skin as most repellants leave me feeling really sick esp DEET.

 

[jimg]

Thanx for all the help. At the moment guineas just aren't practical as I need to get the work done now. Ill keep it in mind as a long term solution though. Id be interested to know how to size a flock to land area. The tick population here is huge and most of my land is open.

I have some deep woods so Ill give that a go on the boots & pants. In the mean time Ill keep an eye out for a permethrin based product.

 

[jimg]

Tried permethrin and it works great + very inexpensive. The bottle I got should last a LONG time. The Off Deepwoods works just as well but is much more expensive. The only down side to the permethrin is letting the application dry completely prior to use unlike the Deepwoods which is squirt and go.

 

[dmccarty]

Jim,

Patrick put out a post years ago on Permethrin use. I found some at REI if you don't have one near you, you can order it online. The stuff works. Just soak it into the clothes. Let it drive overnight and you are good to go. It seems to last at least the hot part of the year. One summer I was walking/working in an area and stopped for a break. I looked down at my legs and right around my knees on both legs, two "nests" of chiggers had landed. About that time I saw two bucks so I stood there and watched the deer and the chiggers.

Its an exciting life I have...

After about 15-30 minutes the deer had wandered deep enough into the woods that I could no longer see them. The chiggers had advanced a few inches up my leg before they stopped. I saw some either jump off or fall off dead. When they stopped they where all dead. I think the ticks are repeled. I have never found a dead one on my treated pants.

For the last year or two I have been just spraying DEET on the pants below my knees which works as well. I have just been too lazy to treat the work clothes.

You might be able to find Permithrin at a farm supply store. I looked at the big box stores and never found any.

Later,
Dan

 

[MississippiMan]

The problem with guineas is they don't wonder more than a few 10's of yards from wherever they roost.

i had some guineas for a couple of weeks. it took that long for the coyotes, fox and hawks to kill them all.

 

[jimg]

Dan
hanx for the info and funny story! I found a small bottle of permethrin at TSC, cut it and apply from a sprayt bottle to my work pants. It works as well as Backwoods but at a fraction of the cost. Right now Im working around my fields and the grass is pretty deep and infested w/ ticks (and other things). Ive found a couple dead ticks on my pants so far...but none on me.

 

[Soundguy]

We also buy the permethrin oil emulsion mix and mix ourselves and add to spray bottles.. makes good fly spray too..

Soundguy

 

[VABlue]

For dog protection go with Frontline. It's expensive, but is well worth the price if you care about Fido. Once applied, you won't see ticks digging in for over a month, and fleas stay away for up to two months. I apply it each month to all of my dogs and never see ticks on them anymore. Once dried, they can swim everyday all month and still be protected. Great stuff...

 

[arthr31]

Here's a thought.. About a month ago, while brush cutting, i saw about 20 ticks on my right leg, no joke.
I had a overspill of diesel from the tank side of my tractor... Upon seeing the the ticks, i whiped my hand over the diesel "spil" and rubbed over my leg, some of tht ticks had dug in. Upon the diesel being applied, they all fell off. And I mean ALL I watched them fall in amazment upon a straightaway of cutting.

So, it's not great to go greasing yourself in diesel, it beats getting a disease from a tick.. But to me the take away is, check yourself completely after being in a tick area and treat appropriatly. In my case with #2 fuel LOL

 

[tallyho8]

For dog protection go with Frontline. It's expensive, but is well worth the price if you care about Fido. Once applied, you won't see ticks digging in for over a month, and fleas stay away for up to two months. I apply it each month to all of my dogs and never see ticks on them anymore. Once dried, they can swim everyday all month and still be protected. Great stuff...

And to save money on the Frontline, buy the packs for 130 pound dogs and put one pack on 2 medium dogs or 3 small dogs. This can cut your cost by 50% to 75%.

 

[DocHeb]

The diesel could also serve as a wife repellent.