Topband: Ticks

tony.kaz at verizon.net tony.kaz at verizon.net
Wed Jul 17 17:36:59 EDT 2019


No cats here

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband <topband-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Don S
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:29 PM
To: tony.kaz at verizon.net
Cc: Gary at ka1j.com; Topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Ticks

It’s toxic to cats.  Keep that in mind if you have cats and let them out. 

KD8NNU

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> On Jul 16, 2019, at 3:39 PM, tony.kaz--- via Topband <topband at 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 at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Gary Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 3:02 PM
> To: Topband at 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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