This.Permethrin for ticks. Spray your clothing and boots (don't spray your undies). Deet for your skin.
Dude I got mauled up in MichiganThis.
I'm also a tick and skeeter magnet and the above advise is exactly what keeps them off me. I stopped turkey hunting because of ticks, then I found the permethrin and all is good now.
I hang my clothes on a line outside, spray the permthrin on heavily and let it dry.
Deet for the mosquitoes and you're all set.
Bonus tip, biting flies are kept at bay with a dab of Vick's Vap o rub on your neck and ankles, learned that one whilst getting eaten alive by those bastards on a Lake Michigan fishing trip one summer.
Awesome. Yeah my dogs take flea and tick treatment but still bring them into tent and house. Thank youMy dogs also take internal flea and tick meds monthly but still bring ticks into the house. As an additive prevention I use Bronco Equine Fly Spray from TSC. It is cheap and repels mosquitos and kills flies, ticks, and fleas. It does have Permethrin but also other repellants. It comes in a 1 qt. spray bottle. It helps. Once a week when the bugs are bad
Go down to your local seed and feed store and pick up a pint of livestock premises spray and a gallon sized garden sprayer. Mix the spray a little stronger ( I use 2x strength) than on the instructions and then spray your clothes with it. For the price of a single bottle of the premix you'll have enough to last a couple of years. Exact same stuff for a whole lot less $.Sawyer's Permethrin on your clothes...spray and allow to dry before wearing. Backwoods OFF for mosquitoes.
Seresto collars have been MAGIC for not having ticks all over my black lab.
If this is true, my mind will have been blown. Thanks Dead Eye!Believe it or not, largely cutting sugar out of your diet will make you less attractive to mosquitoes.
The cheapest thing to do for fleas and ticks is a seresto collar. It lasts for 8 months. Although they cost approx $60 dollars they currently have a $15 rebate for each one you buy.What about for dogs? I don't like the smell of the drops and the edible tick products are pricey. Any good safe hacks for dogs?
Wife and I usually only hike during the colder months. We've been going once a week for most of the last 6 months. Went hiking by Salamonie Lake yesterday. Had two ticks on me when we got back to our car. Thankfully they hadn't dug in yet. Wife and I are are against using chemicals unless absolutely necessary, so wondered if anyone knew of any natural tick repellents?
Usually once we start seeing ticks, we switch to kayaking for our weekly outing. I guess it's time.
I prefer to do my hiking in colder weather for a number of reasons, the bitey things being among them. But I live in the woods and while I do use DEET and permethrin and Buggins pretty liberally, I also use head nettings and these on my hats:Wife and I usually only hike during the colder months. We've been going once a week for most of the last 6 months. Went hiking by Salamonie Lake yesterday. Had two ticks on me when we got back to our car. Thankfully they hadn't dug in yet. Wife and I are are against using chemicals unless absolutely necessary, so wondered if anyone knew of any natural tick repellents?
Usually once we start seeing ticks, we switch to kayaking for our weekly outing. I guess it's time.