what is the insect repellant used in this tilley hat?
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Insect Shield process binds a proprietary permethrin formula tightly to fabric fibers-resulting in effective, odorless insect protection that lasts the expected lifetime of apparel. Permethrin has been successfully used in the United States as an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered product since 1977
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Insect Shield has a web site that explains their product and processes it is insectshield.com Hope this helps
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Permethrin. I believe it can go through up to 70 washings or so and still be effective.
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After reading about the toxicity of the ingredients, I never used it. I went for DEET instead, although not so great for us as well. There are natural insect repellants.
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Chloroxylenol 4.8% /listed as an antiseptic. Inactive ingredients, caramel, castor oil soap, isopropyl alcohol (12%), pine oil, and water. This stuff works great as a insect repellent!
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Hi - The 'insect shield' refers to the mosquito net having been pre-treated with an insect repellent spray (usually the spray called Permethrin). Using this type of bug spray on clothing, gear, etc. is safer (less damaging to clothing/fabric) than products that contain Deet. Search for the Sawyer Premium Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent Trigger Spray to read more about this type of product. If you are going hiking into the deep woods or in areas where there is a chance for high insect contact, getting the insect shield is worth it. You could, however, also buy the permethrin separately and just spray the mosquito net on your own to give it the same protection. Generally, the permethrin product will last on clothing/fabric for up to six machine washes. It really all depends on what you're using the net for and whether or not there is value in buying something like the product Permethrin separately so you can use it more often and use it on other items beyond the netting. Personally, I purchased the one with the insect shield (and also purchased a separate bottle of Sawyer's Permethrin) because I knew I would need it during some hikes that I was doing. The pre-treated version really helped repel the bugs so I could wear the net with a baseball hat comfortably (and it still covered my neck - with a brimmed hat, it was a bit tight at covering my entire neck) and the insects were not buzzing right next to the net that was near my ears - they were at a few inches distance, so it made the hiking much more comfortable. Here is a great product description on permethrin that will answer your questions - I cannot tell you how much this insect shield net (and the Permethrin on my clothing) made my outdoor activities much more enjoyable: http://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-Permethrin-Clothing-Repellent-24-Ounce/dp/B001ANQVYU/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1352169355&sr=1-1&keywords=bug+spray+for+clothes Hope this helps answer your question!
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Hibiscus are white fly magnets. For white fly, I buy Bayer Advanced 3 in 1 (concentrate) Insect, Disease & Mite Control. Works for 30 days, attach to hose spray. Complete Insect Killer - I use for grub worms - pour into the soil. I have close to 150 roses and the grub worms thought it was a buffet! I pitched out the hibiscus, white flies to a number on them. I still have the garden sprayed once a month. Bayer's customer service number is 1-877-229-3724. I found them to be very helpful. Good luck!
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If you are enquiring about the "Repel" Lemon Eucalyptus insect repellent, all I can say is that it seems to contain 30% oil of lemon eucalyptus. I have no knowledge of any other ingredients, as they are not listed on the label.
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Tilley does have one hat with Insect Shield, but this one does not have that feature.
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This product has not been tested on rabbits. We would recommend using DeFence Ready to Use 32 oz Rabbit & Deer Repellent 5600
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I used a garden sprayer (used to spray insect repellent etc.) worked well for us and would recommend setting sprayer on fine spray.
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The Bug Guard shown is Expedition, it does not have Picardin in it. It has SPF . The Silver Colored Bug Guard has the Picardin, which is a safe form of Deet. Picardin is the active ingredient in this one, at 10%.
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I found it to be very helpful repelling biting insects. It also relieved the itch of existing bites. Hope it works as well for you.
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It contains Pyrethrin (0.012%) which is the active ingredient that will work as a contact killer for caterpillars. Safer Brand also has Safer Brand Caterpillar Killer which relies on a bacteria which will kill the catepillers, as well as a caterpillar dust. But if you are seeing the caterpillars right now, the spray will work as a contact killer.
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I understand that peppermint oil added to water in a spray bottle and sprayed around door and window frames will repel spiders from entering premises. My specific use was to put peppermint oil on cotton balls and secure saturated the cotton balls under the hood, in the trunk and inside the the vehicle itself of my stored mustang convertible. This gave very satisfactory results in keeping mice and squirrels out of the stored vehicle.
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Dottie...the labels says it kills and repels ants beetles (non specified) centipedes cockroaches crickets earwigs fleas millipedes pantry pests pill bugs silverfish spiders sow bugs ticks and other crawling insect pests. I'd say give a bottle a shot, try to spray it on the beetle itself and the affected areas.
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I really don't know. We used it in the garden to protect against caterpillars on our tomato and squash plants.
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You can dilute it with water an make a great insect repellent. I would use about an ounce of Permethrin to 15 ounces water. That will give you a .0625% solution, which is a little higher than store bought tick spray.
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Sorry I have no knowledge of a mosquito repellent I only use these cartridges for my travel curler