Don,
You're absolutely right, It is definitely
toxic to cats, but not after it has dried.
Here's a FAQ answering this exact
question.
https://tinyurl.com/y6bdazkb
As luck would have it, my 160 wire came
down and the 30M wire has issues, I have
to go out tomorrow and deal with this
stuff, so I'm going to be spraying &
wearing my treated clothing. Very
timely...
Gary
KA1J
> It´s toxic to cats. Keep that in mind if you have cats and let them
> out.
>
> KD8NNU
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 16, 2019, at 3:39 PM, tony.kaz--- via Topband
> > <topband@contesting.com> wrote:
> >
> > Gary,
> > Thanks for the tip on the Permethrin to get it in large containers
> > at an affordable price. Looks like dilution is about 1:120. One 1.25
> > gal should give me one coverage. But can't be shipped to NY. Need to
> > ship to a buddy in NJ or PA.
> >
> > I have been spraying my entire yard twice a year with Bug-B-Gone for
> > many years using a mix sprayer on hoses. I had Lyme twice, the first
> > episode about 25 years ago before they routinely tested for Lyme.
> > That was an interesting year. Since I have been doing this I have
> > not found a tick when I drag a white towel over the yard and then
> > inspecting with a magnifying glass as the deer ticks are quite
> > small. I use Permethrin on my yard clothes and spray Deet on my open
> > skin areas when working in the yard. Also, I have used traps to get
> > rid of the mice and chipmunks as they are the main carriers of
> > contaminated ticks. Between the hawks and me the little critters are
> > gone. Way in the back I keep the weeds cut down or sprayed with
> > weed/grass killer. I sure don't want to get Lyme again. N2TK, Tony
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Topband <topband-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Gary
> > Smith Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 3:02 PM To:
> > Topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Ticks
> >
> > Bruce,
> >
> >
> > I am 10 miles from Lyme, CT and my
> > property abuts a deer filled State park & marsh. After a lot of
> > research I found the best option for me is to spray my yard with
> > Permethrin. Here in CT you can't get the high concentration version
> > but you can in 48 other states including Maine.
> >
> >
> > https://www.domyown.com/permethrin-sfr-368
> > -p-445.html
> >
> >
> > I bought it in Rhode Island and mix 1 Oz with 1 gal water & spray it
> > with a Scotts two gallon pump tank. It's fantastic for ants & ticks,
> > I do the entire lawn and when I go to my antennas, I spray the area
> > and come back a couple hours later and it's safe to work in.
> >
> >
> > I spray my outdoor clothes with the .05% mixture, let it dry so it's
> > safe and it kills ticks and not me. You can buy the .05% at Walmart
> > in the sporting goods section to spray on your clothes & I
> > understand LL Bean sells clothing that is impregnated with it for
> > hikers & the like.
> >
> >
> > Great stuff...
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> > Gary
> > KA1J
> >
> >>
> >> Have a Beverage antenna that goes through a dense wooded area. Two
> >> species of Ticks are everywherelately. Anyone have information of a
> >> drone that could disperse tick poison 73Bruce - K1FZ
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