Don, You're absolutely right, It is definitely toxic to cats, but not after it has dried. Here's a FAQ answering this exact question.
https://tinyurl.com/y6bdazkb As luck would have it, my 160 wire came down and the 30M wire has issues, I have to go out tomorrow and deal with this stuff, so I'm going to be spraying & wearing my treated clothing. Very timely... Gary KA1J > It´s toxic to cats. Keep that in mind if you have cats and let them > out. > > KD8NNU > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 16, 2019, at 3:39 PM, tony.kaz--- via Topband > > <topband@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-boun...@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Gary > > Smith Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 3:02 PM To: > > Topband@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 > >> _________________ Searchable Archives: > >> http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > >> > > > > > > > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > > Reflector > > > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > > Reflector > > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector