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bowhunter1023

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Little bastards are still an issue!

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Bigcountry40

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When did ticks start to become bad in Ohio? There were a # of really mild winters when I was in elementary school, but never remember ticks really being a concern as a child. Like my mother never stripped me down and checked me like we do with our boys
 

"J"

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When did ticks start to become bad in Ohio? There were a # of really mild winters when I was in elementary school, but never remember ticks really being a concern as a child. Like my mother never stripped me down and checked me like we do with our boys
Last 10 years in NE is when they started showing up consistently.
 
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Jamie

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I should but I don't. I can't stand shit on my skin...I'll probably die of either Lyme or skin cancer 😆
You should read up on Permethrin. You never put it on you, just treat your clothing with it. Once dry it is completely harmless to everything but bugs. It works and will withstand many washings. Ticks, fleas, chiggers, mosquitos all die if they crawl on your treated clothing. Nothing better.
 

giles

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You should read up on Permethrin. You never put it on you, just treat your clothing with it. Once dry it is completely harmless to everything but bugs. It works and will withstand many washings. Ticks, fleas, chiggers, mosquitos all die if they crawl on your treated clothing. Nothing better.
I'm pretty sure the Sawyers is 6 washings. That's almost a lifetime for people in SE Ohio.
 

Hedgelj

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Some of you may have seen where my youngest had a tick the other week. He was off Tuesday and still feelng bad Wednesday with body aches and a headache. He had a bullseye rash show up at the bite site yesterday so we took him to urgent care. 14 days of 3x a day amoxicillin. But the provider wasn't sold on the lyme disease connection so he was also tested for the flu and covid.
 

Jamie

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I'm pretty sure the Sawyers is 6 washings. That's almost a lifetime for people in SE Ohio.
Sawyers is Permethrin right? sunlight degrades the permethrin worse than washings. Dry treated clothing in the shade and keep out of the sunlight when you aren’t wearing it.

The main reason I mix my own permethrin by the gallon is so I can soak/saturate the clothing I’m treating. I do pants, shirts. Socks and some underwear. Hats and gloves, too. Seems to last me several months.

Completely saturating the fibers surely works better than spraying on the outside.