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Post by bikehikefish on Jul 5, 2022 6:01:02 GMT -8
For ticks (what I'm most concerned about - I've had Lyme disease twice), I'd recommend Permethrin rather than Picaradin or DEET. Agreed. Many, if not most, of the outdoor community around here use a combination of permethrin on clothing and picaradin on exposed skin. Even in the heat of summer many hikers wear permethrin treated long pants instead of shorts.
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Post by ErnieW on Jul 5, 2022 6:25:25 GMT -8
Permethrin on your clothes with DEET on your skin don't have to be mutually exclusive. Mosquitoes will bite exposed skin even with Permithrin clothes. If you have Aedes mosquitos where you are you have to watch out for that. We have West Nile outbreaks around here from them.
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Post by FarOutFarley on Jul 12, 2022 10:48:45 GMT -8
Update: I tried picaridin several times. I didn't mind the smell or oily feel---both went away quickly. I didn't find any ticks on myself; however, that doesn't prove the picaridin was working. Maybe I just didn't encounter any ticks; dunno. On the other hand I found that picaridin was NOT effective against mosquitoes. I stopped using it because I don't want to get West Niles. I'm concerned about DEET destroying my gaiters so I've been rinsing them off with a hose after use, hoping that will help.
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Post by bikehikefish on Jul 13, 2022 5:41:47 GMT -8
FarOutFarley - what brand and concentration of picaridin did you use?
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Post by FarOutFarley on Aug 3, 2022 16:30:59 GMT -8
I believe it was Repel 12%, and I know that 12% is low. I should have looked for 20%, but I don't know if that would be effective for mosquitoes.
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