Permethrin Concentrate?

[Kilboars]

I usually buy the Sawyers Permethrin in the concentrate bottles to mix myself and spray on everything I take to the woods. I'm not seeing the concentrate from sawyers available anymore and wondering if the other brands are the same? I see many products under permethrin but not sure their right for cloths and gear.

 

[Ace531]

I've been using the Martin's 10% concentrate for a few years now and it's worked great for me.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00061MSS0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Kilboars]

Thanks.

And thats cool to spray on hunting cloths for ticks?

 

[Chordeiles]

Yep. Martin’s is what I use on my clothes/gear.

 

[Kilboars]

Does it have any smell once it's dried?

 

[colonel00]

I'm pretty sure people get it from Tractor Supply or other farm and home type stores. You might look into that if you have one nearby....in Palm Beach...

 

[Beendare]

I use that concentrate.

its worth mentioning....many folks think that if a little is good....more is better. Human nature?

I can tell you that .5% solution works good for multiple washing...no need to mix it stronger. I've had mosquitos in lowland Alaska falling off my treated sleeve dead. 10 days in areas thick with skeeters and only a couple bites on my neck- this stuff WORKS....and at a very low concentration.

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[Kilboars]

Yeah, maybe I'll catch a ride to the Palm Beach Tractor Supply with Trump next time he goes over there

 

[Ace531]

Thanks.

And thats cool to spray on hunting cloths for ticks?

Does it have any smell once it's dried?

Yep, no problem spraying my clothes with it, and I don't really notice an odor after it's dried. I have a dedicated 1 gallon weed sprayer that I use just for that (I mostly need it for spring turkey or early season deer)

 

[ozyclint]

i buy concentrate at a farm supply store or off the net. here it's registered for use as a treatment for armed forces clothing.

i dip mine in diluted solution as per directions and hang to dry.
i have had ticks and mosquitoes fall of dead as beendare describes.
permethrin has a very low mammalian toxicity except for cats.

after i have dipped my clothes i then spray what's left around the house for spiders and ants.

 

[Kilboars]

Thanks.

I used to dip my cloths but wasn't sure I wanted right on my skin, especially on sweaty days.

I just spray the outside of my cloths after every wash.

 

[LostArra]

If you are using correct concentrations I wouldn't worry about treated clothes touching your skin.
Nix is a family of products for treating head lice and the creme rinse for use on kids over 2 months of age is 1%

 

[92python]

I made my own spray with some permethrin concentrate that was actually made so be sprayed on the lawn. Added a bunch of water to get the concentration correct then sprayed in on my clothes, let it dry and it worked well.