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This Tick Season, Make Friends With Permethrin
With the weather getting warmer, humans aren’t the only ones going out more.
Bug season, which peaks late spring to early summer, is about to usher in massive hatches of mosquitoes, ticks and other insects. These creatures can be a nuisance and carriers of disease, so you may be thinking of solutions to combat them.
One of the most bandied-around names is permethrin. But what is it, and is it safe to use?
Continue reading to learn more about using permethrin to avoid tick bites, written by Gavin Escott.
Gavin Escott
Gavin Escott is a reporting intern at The Chronicle and a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he studied political science and Mandarin.
This Tick Season, Make Friends With Permethrin
With the weather getting warmer, humans aren’t the only ones going out more.
Bug season, which peaks late spring to early summer, is about to usher in massive hatches of mosquitoes, ticks and other insects. These creatures can be a nuisance and carriers of disease, so you may be thinking of solutions to combat them.
One of the most bandied-around names is permethrin. But what is it, and is it safe to use?
Continue reading to learn more about using permethrin to avoid tick bites, written by Gavin Escott.
Gavin Escott
Gavin Escott is a reporting intern at The Chronicle and a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he studied political science and Mandarin.
This Tick Season, Make Friends With Permethrin
With the weather getting warmer, humans aren’t the only ones going out more.
Bug season, which peaks late spring to early summer, is about to usher in massive hatches of mosquitoes, ticks and other insects. These creatures can be a nuisance and carriers of disease, so you may be thinking of solutions to combat them.
One of the most bandied-around names is permethrin. But what is it, and is it safe to use?
Continue reading to learn more about using permethrin to avoid tick bites, written by Gavin Escott.
Gavin Escott
Gavin Escott is a reporting intern at The Chronicle and a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he studied political science and Mandarin.
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