Sawyer Permethrin Clothing & Gear Insect Repellent — 24 oz Trigger Spray

For use on clothing tents sleeping bags and other outdoor gear Sawyer Permethrin repels or kills disease-spreading ticks (Lyme disease) mosquitoes (West Nile and Zika viruses) and more than 55 other kinds of insects. Perfect for camping backpacking hunting travel backyard BBQs picnics and more. Permethrin insect and tick repellent adds an odorless layer of protection to shirts jackets pants socks shoes sleeping bags tents netting and other outdoor camping hunting and travel gear. A University of Rhode Island study (2017) found that people wearing Permethrin-treated shoes and socks were 73.6 times less likely to have a tick bite than those wearing untreated footwear. Using it on outdoor gear also helps reduce the mosquito population in your camp and prevents ticks from attaching to you. Permethrin spray bonds to fabric fibers for up to 6 weeks (42 days) of exposure to sun or 6 washings. Sawyer Permethrin does not come out from sweat or water contact.