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defacto7

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25. As bad as your problem is I don't blame you for using permetherin.

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 12:12 PM

Jun 2025

But it won't repel them or anything else. It just kills. It kills everything including pollinators. I think Deet is the only repellent proven to work and you have to use a strong concentrate. It's not exactly good for us, especially kids, but it's less toxic than permetherin. They'd probably bite through the permetherin then die in your skin, but I'm just guessing on that one. You have to do what you have to do.
I used to buy Mooseol (Moose oil) I can't remember the spelling, but I don't think you can get it anymore. It was 100% deet.

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