Permethrin is a man made synthectic insecticide. It is not derived from a flower.
Thats Pyrethrin which is very photo sensitive and degrades quickly in sunlight.
Permethrin is widely used in the agriculture industry. It also has a fairly good residual life. But should never be used on your skin.
There is another product Permaban which is a topical clothes spray.
Ticks can not cling to that green rubber we see in our fiekd boots.
I try to keep ticks out as the only exposed skin areas are my hands or neck. I wear light long jons with socks pulled over and a long sleeved top.
Basically sealed my self.
When done hunting for the day put your field clothes in a dryer at a hot setting. The heat will kill ticks.
Do NOT put your field clothes close to or on your bedding area.
If in the field put your field clothes in plastic bag and seal. You could spray a two second burst of any home areosol insecticide and the seal. That will fumigate your clothes.
After you have removed your field clothes do a quick body check using a mirror.
NEVER Burn or hold a lighted match to any tick. That tick when attached is like a hypodermic needle.
Never squeeze an attached tick.
Ticks only bury their mouthparts in you NOT their whole body.
Prompt tick removal is a must.
Once removed tape that tick to a file card and mark rhe date and area of the part of your body you where bit.
It can help determine if the tick was infected.
Once removed I use an antibiotic cream.
Some tic j s people will swell up in the bite location. I do with the brown dog tick. THE bite site will itch for months.
At one time when employed I field tested tick products.
JW
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