[MR] Fw: Ticks Can Survive Washing

[David Chessler]

At 08:13 AM 10/7/2007, Kerri Martinsen wrote:
>I'm so glad they are concerned with plugging a specific product that they
>couldn't be bothered to tell us WHAT brand of soap killed the most ticks...
>
>Vitha
>Mom of a Tick Magnet.

An hour in the dryer on high heat.

Permanone does work. I've used it in Virginia and my daughter has in 
Africa and South America.,

http://www.repel.com/ProductCategories/Insectrepellents/Permanone/




>On 10/5/07 8:41 PM, "Sharon Gordon" <gordonse at one.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ARS News Service" <NewsService at ars.usda.gov>
> > To: "ARS News subscriber" <gordonse at one.net>
> > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 8:12 AM
> > Subject: Ticks Can Survive Washing
> >
> >
> >> STORY LEAD:
> >> Ticks Don't Come Out in the Wash
> >> ___________________________________________
> >>
> >> ARS News Service
> >> Agricultural Research Service, USDA
> >> Ann Perry, (301) 504-1628, ann.perry at ars.usda.gov
> >> October 5, 2007
> >> --View this report online, plus photos and related stories, at
> > www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr
> >> ___________________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >> Carroll used a combination of water temperature settings and detergent
> > types to wash the ticks. The majority of lone star ticks survived all the
> > water-detergent combinations with no obvious side effects. Most of the deer
> > ticks lived through the cold and warm water settings as well. But when one
> > type of detergent was used with a hot water setting, only 25 percent of the
> > deer ticks survived.
> >>
>
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