[pct-l] Deet

[Ate Tuna]

That's scary, no doubt, but did you get bitten?  My hope is that even if
they do get on my skin, that they'll die before they lock in.

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> yeh that's what I thought too til yesterday...had four of them up in my
> pants! they will find a way around the deet and permitherin...they're
> ruthless I'm telling u...RUTH LESS!
>
> Sugar Moma
>
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> *From:* Ate Tuna <atetuna at gmail.com>
> *To:* Ethan Smith <esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu>
> *Cc:* "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> *Sent:* Sat, April 16, 2011 1:20:03 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [pct-l] Deet
>
> Ideally you would use permithrin and DEET.  Treat your clothing with
> permithrin before you start your hike.  I've even treated the upper section
> of my socks.  With DEET, you don't need to put a bunch all over the place.
> A couple drops will do.  That means if you're worried about it messing up
> your fabric, you could attach a couple patches just for DEET.
>
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Ethan Smith <esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu
> >wrote:
>
> > Will consistent application of Deet to clothing to ward off ticks results
> > in fabric breakdown?
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ethan
> >
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