NY hunters: Tick check.

Yesterday i treated two shirts and two trousers in a five gallon bucket using .5 percent permethrin. Stuff kills/repels mosquitos and gnats too.

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daniel craig said:

You, like I, may have grown up never worrying about ticks because up until about 5 years ago there wasn’t much of a tick population in the state. You could go outside in the brush in shorts and not have to worry.

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Perhaps upstate where you are Lyme wasn't a problem, but it's been in Westchester Cty. for over 20 years.

I had the bullseyes three times when I lived there.

If you see the bullseye, get started immediately on the proper antibiotics.

troy fairweather said:

I'd like to try some tick spray, can't remember the name of the good stuff.

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Had lots of tick problems in S. Tx. for years. Supposedly, no Lyme disease here, but ticks made life miserable! Discovered Sawyers' and haven't had a tick since.

At one point in time Academy didn't have any Sawyers, so I found concentrate at local feed and seed store (before Tractor Supply) and mixed my own to the .5% strength on Sawyer's can.

Treat clothing, let dry and wear (good for up to 4-6 washings)....and say goodby to ticks.

Regards,
hps
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sawyer-P...a1865bad40e111413d0c3b77eac04d68&gclsrc=3p.ds

My treated pants and shirt hang in the garage. Have not seen a gnat, mosquito, fly or bug in the garage since they were hung up.

I never paid them much attention as I'd always get a couple bites a year and nothing ever came of it.

About 5 years ago I came down with Ehrlichiosis due to a tick bite as was pretty much miserable for about 7 days. Aches, chills (no chit, teeth chattering, like having malaria chills), headaches, fever and dizziness. Went to the doc after the 1st couple days, but didn't have a temperature, no rings around the bite and missing the tell-tale rash. Was sent for lab work and prescribed an over the counter pain med. 3 days later (a long 3 days) was told to come back in, got a shot (painful in the butt) and prescribed antibiotics for 2 weeks. Actually got better rapidly. My wife thought is was sort of funny as they gave me the same prescription they gave our dog when he came down with it.

I now have a healthy respect/fear of the little SOBs. When I'm heading out to do work I spray liberally and treat my outdoor clothes with Sawyers.

daniel craig said:

6. Relax. Just because a tick bites you doesn’t mean it automatically has Lyme.

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Yeah, it could be Anaplasmosis... kind of like Lyme, but not passed hereditarily... so you know you got sloppy seconds. I had it a couple years ago.

I take two Doxycycline whenever I find a tick on me.

My dad's next door neighbor found out last week he has Rocky mountain spotted fever, he's never left the state.

troy fairweather said:

My dad's next door neighbor found out last week he has Rocky mountain spotted fever, he's never left the state.

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That's scary to think about . I remember it was not long ago that Lyme disease finally made it this far , NE tip of the state . I hope he has a full recovery .

Dale Alan said:

That's scary to think about . I remember it was not long ago that Lyme disease finally made it this far , NE tip of the state . I hope he has a full recovery .

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yeah he's doing fine they caught it early, he went thru hell before they medicated him, I swear he looks 10 years older now.

troy fairweather said:

yeah he's doing fine they caught it early, he went thru hell before they medicated him, I swear he looks 10 years older now.

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That's good to hear , catching things early makes a huge difference .

Captcurt said:

I buy Sawyers Permethrin by the case for myself and friends. The farm that I hunt is a working cattle farm and has 800 acres of tick infested fields and woods. I seldom find a tick attached to my body and I am in the woods a lot. One friend rides mules all summer and buys Sawyers by the pint. In fact, he came by last week for some.

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troy fairweather said:

I was at Wal-Mart today, see the had the sawerys permithrin. Was a little confused by the instructions the minute I had to read them, said something about not putting on clothes then wearing them. Do you have to pre treat the clothes and let the stuff dry?
There was a red Aerosol can I can't remember the name tho, said it was permithrin as well.

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I buy permethrin by the quart at 36.8% concentration. Currently about $42. Which might sound like a lot of money until you realize how much you can make when you mix your own from concentrate.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GLER95S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

An ounce of 36.8% will make about 74 ounces at 0.5% concentration. The whole quart will make about 74 quarts at 0.5%.

I use an 8 ounce spray bottle I got at Walmart. 3/4 teaspoon will make a full spray bottle at 0.5% concentration (actually just slightly stronger). I can make 256 bottles of spray out of a quart.

A 12 ounce spray bottle of Sawyers from Walmart runs about $10. If I mixed mine up in 12 ounce bottles, I'd get about 171 bottles...which would cost over $1,710 for the equivalent amount I could make myself with one 32 ounce bottle of concentrate for $42.

When we go to Kentucky for a family reunion, I treat ALL my clothes for the trip with permethrin and let them dry. Socks, underwear, pants, shirts, shoes. Taking a walk through the fields where our reunion is located at is a sure way to pick up ticks, but when I treat my clothes like this I never have problems.

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If you want to make a 0.5% dip, about 1.75 ounces of 36.8% concentrate per gallon of water is what you need. Mix what you want in a 5 gallon sized bucket, dip clothes, wring the excess out, hang to dry. Put a lid over the bucket to save the unused portion.