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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Those are the bane of my existence. There are several months out of the year I won't go to our camp because they're so thick. No amount of spray will get you by without at least 3-4 bites.

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They are evil. I take full precautions. Long pants tucked into my boots, still I find a few that migrated their way to my groin.

Nymphs are about the size of black pepper.

[–] bacon_saber@fedia.io 9 points 2 months ago

Ahh, the forbidden groin pepper.

[–] EndlessApollo@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Permethrin is amazing, massively recommend. You treat your clothes with it and it'll kill most bugs (including all ticks) on contact and it lasts for weeks

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I believe permethrin and DEET are the leading chemicals gor tick managment

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Pest control guy here.

Yes. Permethrin is very effective and generally safe for humans and animals.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Vitamin B-12 will work. My parents used to shove B-12 tablets down our throats every spring/summer. We lived in the Midwest and were the only kids that never got bitten by ticks, chiggers, fleas, or mosquitos. Once you have built up enough in your system, you sweat it out and that masks the smell of your blood.

[–] other_cat@piefed.zip 4 points 2 months ago

Got curious and tried to find any papers on it. The ones I could scrounge up seem to be very (SHRUG) about it so hey, it can't hurt probably!

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago

Oh no, can you show me where thos thicc bugs are? So I can avoid them of course!