permethrin

[Eric Krewson]

My son lives in Leesburg Va which is almost the epicenter for lyme disease. Every time he meets a group of people there are several with or just had lyme disease. Consequently, he is reluctant to take his young daughter into the woods even though they are world travelers.

I gave him a heads up about the effectiveness of Sawyer's spray having used it for years. He just ordered some and I am sure they can enjoy nature now once their clothes are treated.

[calgarychef]

I used permethrin on some hunting clothes and it sure keeps the skeeters at bay.  Like others I used the concentrated stuff and diluted it to the proper concentrations dipped the clothes And hung the up to dry and air out for a couple days in the garage.  I don't use it on anything that goes near my face, but maybe that's irrational.

 One thing that's not been mentioned is its death to cats so be careful around them.