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For bug protection when going outdoors, there is a product called Tick Tackler Outdoor Bug Protection Patch.
Here is the description from their website:
"The Outdoor Bug Protection Patch is a transdermal, patch that slowly releases Vitamin B1 into the dermal skin layer of the body, becoming effective in 2 hours.
The Vitamin B1 is then slowly released through the skins pores through sweat glands.
Combined with the body’s own chemistry it produces an invisible, odorless shield.
Tick Tackler wears one out in the field while spraying and it is extremely effective against all blood sucking insects including mosquitoes, flies, sand flies, no see ums, fleas, ticks, gnats, chiggers, deerflies.
These patches work for 36 hours and stay on in water.
If you are camping, fishing, sitting on a beach, or enjoying the great outdoors this is a great alternative to using harmful chemical bug sprays like DEET."
I have only worn them a few times, but I did not get any bug bites, not even mosquito, while wearing one.
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I totally agree with lostlyme
So far permethrin is the only thing that kills ticks before they bite you
All the other products lie or exagerate, ...they say deet or whatever new chemical they come up with repels ticks...they dont tell you the tick can attach and feed for hours before it is repelled. They say their product is good cuz the tick wiill drop off in 48 hrs ao you are safe. We know better
You do have to be very careful with permethrin..and if you get it on a lure or hook you wont catch fish
I have used it since the early 2000s. I had horses and dogs and we all had lyme and couldnt risk more bites
With a very small dog i just sprsy her bed every couple weeks and i never see a tick
And if it is on her and my boots and pants i think we keep them out of the yard by jist walking around
I have heard that pest removal companies can spray your yard and it works but i dont know what chemical they use
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I never heard of tick tackler-it would be wonderful if it works
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For dog fur for added protection, we can mist Orange Guard - it's an essential oil from oranges and is how oranges keep bugs away.
Orange Guard is sold in hardware stores and healthfood stores - put a little in a spray bottle, fill with water and spray on clothing, gear and lightly mist on dog fur.
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For a more natural approach to treating your property, you could spray with organic cedar oil. It has been proven to kill ticks.
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I was listening to a radio show the other day hosted by two naturopaths who treat Lyme and their patients were noticing that if they were taking oil of oregano that the ticks walked on them but didn't bit them.
I'm not advocating this as I don't know for sure if this is really true. In the past, I've also heard that those on heavy duty garlic supplements had a similar experience.
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Does the ceader oil really work around the yard and is it safe around pets?
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I was at Lowe's the other day and there was a product by Scott's that is granular that you can spread in your yard. I wouldn't do that because of pets and kids but if you didn't have munchkins it might be worth a try.
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Maya12- I hope it works, just had my property sprayed with it a few weeks ago. Drawback- expensive. It actually cost more than spraying with Pyrethroids (permethrin).
I had a Lyme & Tickborne disease prevention expert (on the board of TBDA) walk through my property. He is the one who told me about the cedar oil. He also recommends the permethrin, just depends on your approach. Permethrin should not be used around ponds- toxic to fish.
He also mentioned a product called Essentric IC3 (mixture of rosemary and peppermint oil) that could me mixed with water and sprayed around patio, etc.
I did find a dead tick in my house (foyer by front door) a day or two after the spraying. I'm hoping it was carried in that way.
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Hey Amos do you know if it is safe around pets?
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IC3 is safe for pets. It's a great product. It's used in my building commercially for pest control.
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We live in the woods. The first year I had 30 bites. The second, we laid down Diatomaicous Earth. I only had 6 that year.
This year, after discovering I have lyme, we used chemical granular stuff around the perimeter of the yard (pet safe after 24 hours). And then we used 50 pounds of food grade Diatomaicous earth everywhere else. We have seen 0 so far this year.
DE is great stuff, totally natural and safe for humans/pets,, but unfortunately it kills anything with an endoskeleton, so you're killing friendly bugs too . We are moving out of the woods in a few months so we don't have to deal with this anymore.
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