Was not sure where to post this but The turkey thread isn't a bad place. A couple of guys have asked me about tics and what I use to repel them. So I thought i would post this information up. I use a homemade blend of Permethrin. I get the stuff at Farm & Fleet. You can make about 6 quarts of spray per one quart of insecticide. I mix it up 5 parts water 1 part insecticide. Much cheaper than buying the little aerosol cans. I use empty spray bottles like Windex, Green magic.
One other thing I want to point out, you have to keep the stuff from freezing or it won't work. This goes for the aerosol cans also. I have provided two photos of my mixtures. You can see the bottle on the right was from last year and it froze over the winter. All the Permethrin settled to the bottom and if you would use this all you would be spraying would be water.
Another thing I would like to point out, Permethrin is extremely toxic to cats. So keep your cats away from your cloths until the treatment drys thoroughly. Even then I would try and isolate your cats from your treated clothes.
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