[Lekooks] Tick control using Tick tubes

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George and I have been spraying our hiking clothes with permethrin for some years now and it works amazingly well. We also read about this method to reduce tick populations

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> On Jul 31, 2019, at 1:20 PM, Fran B. via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:
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> Thanks for the idea. Rather brilliant.  I spray my gardening and hiking clothing with permethrin. I have a huge jug and will try this. 
> Fran
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> From: Lekooks <lekooks-bounces at lekook.org> on behalf of Bev B. via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 1:00:53 PM
> To: lekooks at lekook.org <lekooks at lekook.org>
> Subject: [Lekooks] Tick control using Tick tubes
>  
> Months ago, I read about a method to reduce the number of ticks on 
> one's property. You can buy ready made "tick tubes" OR make your own.
> It involves wetting dryer lint with liquid permethrin (a strong 
> insecticide), then stuffing the lint into empty toilet paper tubes 
> and placing them around one's yard where mice may be living.
> The theory is that the mice use the lint to make their nests and that 
> the ticks who  might be in the nests or on the mice will be killed by 
> the permethrin.
> SO.........I bought a bottle of permethrin and saved up t.p. rolls 
> and dryer lint. And there it's been sitting ever since!
> Long story short ~~ if any of you would like to try this tick 
> prevention method, I'll give you all the stuff to make your own "tick tubes".
> Alternatively, if you could use the permethrin for something else, 
> you can have my bottle, and I'll just recycle the rest.
> thanks,
> Bev Braasch
> Here's a link: https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Forganicdailypost.com%2Fmake-tick-tubes%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C2be0abdddd684886f47208d715e10c13%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637001928634149641&sdata=hm8j0SNB5JMrnRoeXLjfAzZMbhzCjsIC%2FeecOwmQahg%3D&reserved=0
> HA! ~~ bet you thought I was making this up!
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