Re: [Philmont] - Permethrin

I don't know if it is available in CA - but WalMart carries a spray in the
camping section that you treat your clothing with ahead of time. Let it
completely dry for 24 hours before wearing, and the stuff lasts for a couple
of weeks even after washing. Good in our neck of the woods to help avoid
ticks which are prevalent here.

Signe Rogers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mayer" <dave.mayer@southwest-consulting.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:18 AM
Subject: RE: [Philmont] - Permethrin

> I'm sure it would not, and I don't consider it such. It has a faint odor
> after drying, and none a day or so later - certainly none after washing.
>
> It is, however, difficult to get. The retail packaging (from a place like
> travmed.com) is not shippable to California (any longer). You CAN get the
> industrial packaging shipped to California from a place like bugpage.com.
>
> For clothing, you want the 13.3% concentrate. 4 parts water to 1 part
> Permethrin. Use rubber gloves - soak completely and let dry on the line.
>
> I recently did all my clothes for a week-long trip to Costa Rica - the
> little suckers bit everyone else but us...
>
>
> <> Happy Trails, Dave <>
> Crew Advisor - Venturing Crew 131 - Pasadena, CA
> Philmont 726-J P2K
>
>
>
> Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 22:17:46 -0500
> From: Robert Haig <rhaig@hackboy.com>
> Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Just two Things...maybe three
>
>
> On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 07:57:30PM -0500, R Fisher wrote:
> > There could be some truth to this based on the evidence - even if
> > circumstantial. I don't recall being bothered by mosquitos at Philmont,
> > although flies were noticable at several camps (and repellent doesn't
> > work on flies)
>
> Permethrin, however, does work on flies. It's designed to be applied to
> clothing though, not your skin. so it's usefulness in the heat of the day
> (when flies can be really bad) is minimal since you'll probably be wearing
> short sleeves.
>
>
> I'll re-ask my earlier question about permethrin though. Does anyone know
> if a permethrin treated piece of clothing would be considered a smellable?
>
> For those of you not familiar with permethrin, one heavy treatment on a
> garment can last up to 6 weeks (including washings). So it's weight
> is really nothing.
>
> I'd guess it's not a smellable since it doesn't work as a repellant,
> but as an insecticide, killing mosquitos and flies instead of repelling
> them. But I'd still like to hear from someone "in the know".
>
> --
> Rob
>
>
>
> <> Happy Trails <>
>
> Dave
>
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