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More on tick tubes and protecting honey bees NOTE: Updated on 7/19/2019 to include a manufacturer statement By Marie Freeman Are Tick Tubes Safe for Bees? Unfortunately, the active ingredient in tick tubes is toxic for bees. Bees are an important part of our ecological system, so it is best to keep the tick tubes away from flowers and flowering trees and shrubs. It is also best to keep them low, which makes sense since we are targeting mostly mice. The benefit of tick tubes is that they eliminate the traditional method of killing ticks, which is spraying broadly in vegetative areas where insects are gathering pollen. According to a spokesperson for Damminix Tick Tubes, "Permethrin is highly toxic to ticks and other insects in spray form. Damminix Tick Tubes are not a spray but rather an environmentally responsible treatment that effectively gets to the root of the problem without harming other life forms and vegetation. For our application, the chemical requires an emulsification agent in order to release from the cotton. It is when the cotton comes into contact with the oil on the mouse skin and fur that the chemical is released. There is no drift of run off of the chemical. Exposure to beneficial insects would be minimal when using Damminix Tick Tubes." Protecting Honey Bees Care should be taken when applying permethrin or placing tick tubes. When you are applying the permethrin to the cotton or lint, make sure you do it away from blooming trees, shrubs, and flowers. It is also best to apply when wind is low or able to be blocked. Place your tick tubes on the ground and away from bee flight paths. Tick tubes are most effective where the rodents can easily reach them, so you should not be placing them far off the ground anyway. Are Tick Tubes Safe for Humans? Permethrin is safe for anyone when it is applied properly. It is typically used to treat clothing. In the military we would treat all of our uniforms with permethrin prior to deployment. Permethrin is less absorptive than DEET, since only 1% of the active ingredient is absorbed with direct skin contact. DEET is about 20%. Permethrin treated clothing is 27 times below the EPA Level of Concern (LOC) when exposed to toddlers. The toxicity level is extremely low for humans although it is very high for ticks (2250 times more toxic to ticks). Permethrin is widely regarded as a safe pesticide treatment for clothing. Previous Article: 105155 Letter be aware of new Asian longhorned tick This story was posted on 2019-07-18 19:54:49
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