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Do tick tubes expire?
They are EPA approved, environmentally friendly, and never expire. More importantly, studies have shown that Tick Tubes reduce the risk of exposure to an infected tick by up to 97% on a treated property.
Do tick control tubes work?
In some residential settings, tick tubes have proved to be highly effective at freeing white-footed mice from tick infestations. But in many cases, overall tick abundance in a treated area has remained high, possibly because the ticks survived on other vectors such as voles, shrews and squirrels. Fence out the deer.
What kills tick larvae?
Ticks are remarkably tough and can survive those kinds of attacks. Using gloves and tools, you can try to remove the nest and soak it in alcohol. This should kill all the eggs.
How do you dilute permethrin for tick tubes?
The concentration of permethrin in tick tubes is 7.4%, so my dilution is about one part permethrin to 4 parts water. Spread the cotton balls out on a drop cloth. (Alternately, Organic Daily Post suggests using a closed container which can be shaken.) Spray cotton with the permethrin dilution and allow to dry.
How many tick tubes do I need?
Commercially available “tick tubes” are tubes filled with permethrin-infused cotton. Mice take the cotton to line their nests and are treated for ticks every time they return home. It’s estimated that a typical ¼ acre yard needs six tubes twice a year, with a 12 pack costing ~$45 .
When should you put tick tubes in?
Tick tubes should be put out twice a year – once in spring and once in late summer. The first application kills nymphal ticks that emerge in the spring and the second application kills larval ticks that hatch in late summer. It is essential to set Tick Tubes out both times of the year to achieve best results.
Do tick tubes attract mice?
Tick Tubes are biodegradable tubes containing cotton balls that have been treated with permethrin – an insecticide that can also be used on your lawn perimeter and on clothing and gear. In Tick Tubes, this permethrin-treated cotton attracts mice looking for nest-building material.
How do you mix 10% permethrin for humans?
If you use a 10% Permethrin concentrate, you want to dilute it with 19 parts water and 1 part of 10% permethrin concentrate to produce a 0.5% Permethrin solution.
What are damminix tick tubes?
➤Damminix Tick Tubes® are degradable cardboard tubes filled with cotton balls that are impregnated with mild active ingredient – permethrin. The tubes and the cotton serve to attract field mice, and the mice collect the cotton for nesting material. Deer ticks that feed on mice in the Spring and the Fall are killed by exposing them.
Why choose damminix?
Years of scientific studies in the Pines have shown that the Damminix application results in up to a 10-fold reduction of your risk of exposure to a tick that could cause Lyme Disease. Ours is one of the lowest cost programs in the country ..
How do you kill deer ticks on mice?
Deer ticks that feed on mice in the Spring and the Fall are killed by exposing them. All the while, the mice, other mammals and your lands are unharmed and undisturbed. Provide an environmentally friendly, easy to use and precisely targeted solution to kill deer ticks.