Know About Ticks And What Repels Ticks
Mosquitoes and ectoparasites, such as ticks, fleas, lice, mites transmit a variety of diseases. Conventional medicine recommends synthetic pesticides and repellents as a means of protection. Many of the synthetic products are highly effective anti-parasitics, but they often contain neurotoxins. Side effects are very rare and often less dangerous than “damage” caused by the diseases … Read more
Permethrin is an insecticide that is effective to kill and repel insects, mites, and ticks. Permethrin is used as an active ingredient in spot-on, powders, sprays, shampoos, emulsions, and solutions to combat lice, fleas, mites, and ticks. Permethrin is also used as a repellent to impregnate clothing or mosquito nets. What is Permethrin? Permethrin is … Read more
Tick populations have been increasing dramatically in the last couple of years. With the increasing number of ticks, the risk for humans and pets to contract diseases transmitted by ticks has gone up too. Frontline is known to pet owners as an effective spot-on product for tick control. The active ingredient Fipronil acts directly on … Read more
A tick infestation in a cat is not only dangerous to your pet, but also to you as the cat owner. Cats like resting in people’s laps, sleep on the couch, or even in bed. This makes it very easy for ticks to spread in a home. Cats can pass on a disease called Bartonellosis … Read more
Applying a few drops of tea tree oil to clothing or lightly on the lower legs is sometimes suggested as a way to deter ticks. While it has a strong, medicinal scent and contains a complex mix of around 100 chemical compounds, scientific evidence supporting its ability to repel ticks is limited and inconsistent. Does … Read more