Tick Control, and 3 Point Sprayer

[shooterdon]

Mowing seems to help.

I use permethrin to treat our outdoor clothes (hats, shirts, pants, socks). Soak in a .5% solution and let dry. Re-soak after 6 weeks or six washings

 

[Howling]

Are you saying the mower hits the ticks on the head?:laughing:

Mowing removes cover for mice and other small animals that carry the ticks in to the area with you and the dogs.

Tick tubes are suppose to cut the tick life cycle. Tubes supply bedding material for mice. It doesn't hurt the mice but kills the young ticks living on the mice. Hope is to kill off the ticks before they get big enough to attach to us or large critters and reproduce.

 

[Ortimber]

Another vote here for mowing and debris control. Our house and surrounding area was filed with mice, rats, bugs, etc when we moved in. It has taken me about 2 years to clean up and get control of the buffer zone around our house. Almost no chemicals have been used and we no longer have any pest issues whatsoever.

 

[Tiptoo]

Permethrin 36.8% on Amazon. I use a full body suit with mask and goggles. ATV mounted sprayer. It is very dangerous to pets when wet and especially to cats who lick theirselves clean after walking through it.....but safe when dry for dogs and people. Different brands leave different residue behind when sprayed on buildings....so you may want to check the reviews before buying. This stuff is amazing. You will see piles of dead bugs around any build that is sprayed.

For hiking I use Bronco horse spray from TSC or Rural King. Just spray shoes, pant legs, and shirt cuffs before heading out in the woods. When I forget to spray myself before heading into the woods....I always find hitch hikers. When I remember to spray....I have never had a single tick when returning home.