![]() Once an item is properly sprayed, it holds repellency for about six weeks, or through roughly six washings. For one, permethrin is applied to clothing and gear (such as backpacks and tents), not to your skin. Permethrin is a completely different repellent compared with regular repellents, like those that contain picaridin and DEET. Regular bug repellent works on ticks (we recommend Sawyer Products Premium Insect Repellent), but I supplement that with Sawyer Permethrin Premium Insect Repellent. ![]() I pull ticks off of my cats and my sheep, and anytime I’m outdoors with someone, I remind them to check themselves when they get home. I conduct nightly tick checks on my kids, and I watch them like a hawk for Lyme symptoms. I’ve been treated for Lyme and other tick-related ailments on at least five separate occasions, and two of those involved full, 30-day courses of doxycycline, which is its own special nightmare. I live in a rural area and spend a lot of time outdoors in the woods and in my fields. My loathing of ticks is based on personal experience. And their actual bite-which they perform with a horrific, saw-like mouth (video)-is often undetectable. Because ticks are so small, it’s difficult to feel them on the skin. And they can infect you with any number of terrible ailments, such as Lyme, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, or Powassan virus. They range in size from a sesame seed to a poppy seed. There is absolutely nothing to like about these awful, disease-ridden insects. ![]() Vile, horrible, insidious, and disgusting are just a few of the words I use to describe ticks. Sawyer Permethrin Premium Insect Repellent is used on clothing, not skin, and it provides long-lasting protection against ticks.
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