[pct-l] Deet

[Alley Kitten]

Actually, Lyme-infected ticks have been found in 42 counties in California.
[source: http://www.lymedisease.org/california/california_map.html] Lyme
disease is caused by an infection with a type of bacterium called Borrelia
burgdorferi, which is principally transmitted by the deer tick... which
there are plenty off out here in So. Cal.

Lyme disease has been reported in nearly all states, but more than 98
percent of all cases are found in Coastal New England and the Mid-Atlantic
states, as well as Wisconsin, Minnesota and Northern California.

Since 1989, approximately 2,145 cases have been reported in California
through 2006.

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Jeb Bates <batesjeb at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Lyme disease should not be a risk on the PCT, it is a vector driven disease
> and
> Ixodes scapularis (black legged tick) the vector for the disease is not
> found
> west of Texas.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
> To: "jamesfmiller at hotmail.com" <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>;
> pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Sun, April 17, 2011 5:39:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
>
> James,
>
> When the ticks are out in force you will need head to toe protection. They
> are
> in the grass along the trail. They are on the vegetation that you can't
> avoid
> brushing against as you pass through. They are there waiting for you on the
> branches that you duck under. They seem to love getting into your hair.
> They are
>
> out to get you! If you want to avoid them (and the possibility of Lyme
> desease) you need socks, pants, shirt and hat made of fabric saturated with
> permethrin - not just "some" of your cloths. Read Dr. Murrey's post on how
> he
> has treated his cloths for the past five years. Or use ExOfficio.
>
> MendoRider
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "jamesfmiller at hotmail.com" <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>
> To: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Sat, April 16, 2011 10:42:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
>
>
> Railriders have an 'insect shield' in some of their clothing. Good for 70
> washings ,they claim.
>
> -----Original message-----
>
> From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
> >To: "James F. Miller" <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net
> >Sent: Sun, Apr 17, 2011 02:33:39 GMT+00:00
> >Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
> >
> >
> >I see that Railriders sells Adventure clothing and also sells 3M Ultrathon
> >insect repellent.
> >That's not the same as the ExOfficio Buzz Off clothing products which
> >effectively repel insects and ticks.You don't have to apply the repellent
> to the
> >
> >cloths. Look it up on the web.
> >
> >MendoRider
> >
> >
> >
> ________________________________
> From: James F. Miller <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>
> >To: mendoridered at yahoo.com; esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu; pct-l
> ><pct-l at backcountry.net>
> >Sent: Sat, April 16, 2011 6:12:00 PM
> >Subject: RE: [pct-l] Deet
> >
> >Look at RailRider clothing.
> >
> >Thats what we are using
> >
> >jimanddona
> >
> >> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:37:36 -0700
> >> From: mendoridered at yahoo.com
> >> To: esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu; pct-l at backcountry.net
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
> >>
> >> Just wear insect repellent clothing like I did. I never had a tick on me
> and
> >>the
> >>
> >> insects did not bother me - over five months on the PCT.  Mosquitoes
> didn't
> >>land
> >>
> >> on my cloths and bite through - they just didn't land when they smelled
> the
> >> permethrin. Check out ExOfficio  Insect Shield and Buzz Off with
> >>permethrin. REI
> >>
> >> sells it or you can find it on the web. I wore the socks, pants, shirt
> and hat
> >
> >
> >> with cape to protect your neck. When the mosquitoes were really bad I
> also put
> >
> >
> >> insect repellent on the back of my hands,and on my forehead and cheeks.
> >>
> >> MendoRider
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Ethan Smith <esmith11 at my.whitworth.edu>
> >> To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> >> Sent: Sat, April 16, 2011 1:08:54 PM
> >> Subject: [pct-l] Deet
> >>
> >> Will consistent application of Deet to clothing to ward off ticks
> results in
> >> fabric breakdown?
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Ethan
> >>
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