This thread is for anyone to post their experiences with insect repellents. Here is my story.
I've used Deet for years with pretty good results but never really cared for the stuff. It can be messy and you have to remember to apply and reapply it. About a month ago, I began using a permethrin clothing treatment for my work closes and this stuff really works.
The product I found is called "Durvet Tick & Mosquito Repellent". You use it by spraying your clothes until saturated, then letting them dry for 2-4 hours before wearing. The treatment lasts for 2 weeks and remains active even after several clothes washings. The active ingredient is permethrin at 0.5%.
I've been using it for about a month now with superb results. I work in the deep woods 40-60 hours a week, and have always been a magnet for insects, but in the past month, I have had exactly one bite and no ticks.
The regimen I am using is to treat my work clothes, boots, and caps every other Sunday and let them dry. Then for the next 2 weeks, I wear a clean set each day and wash the dirty set normally.
The cost of the repellent is $6.00 for a 6 oz. aerosol can. For me, two cans will treat 3 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 3 caps, and a pair of boots, so the cost is about $6 per week.
There are other brands of permethrin clothing treatment on the market and I assume they all work about the same. I found the Durvet brand at my local farm store, but have not seen it in any drug or discount stores locally.
I will post back here if my results change, but so far the permethrin treatment is the most effective and trouble-free insect repellent solution I have ever found.
I've used Deet for years with pretty good results but never really cared for the stuff. It can be messy and you have to remember to apply and reapply it. About a month ago, I began using a permethrin clothing treatment for my work closes and this stuff really works.
The product I found is called "Durvet Tick & Mosquito Repellent". You use it by spraying your clothes until saturated, then letting them dry for 2-4 hours before wearing. The treatment lasts for 2 weeks and remains active even after several clothes washings. The active ingredient is permethrin at 0.5%.
I've been using it for about a month now with superb results. I work in the deep woods 40-60 hours a week, and have always been a magnet for insects, but in the past month, I have had exactly one bite and no ticks.
The regimen I am using is to treat my work clothes, boots, and caps every other Sunday and let them dry. Then for the next 2 weeks, I wear a clean set each day and wash the dirty set normally.
The cost of the repellent is $6.00 for a 6 oz. aerosol can. For me, two cans will treat 3 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 3 caps, and a pair of boots, so the cost is about $6 per week.
There are other brands of permethrin clothing treatment on the market and I assume they all work about the same. I found the Durvet brand at my local farm store, but have not seen it in any drug or discount stores locally.
I will post back here if my results change, but so far the permethrin treatment is the most effective and trouble-free insect repellent solution I have ever found.
