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1 HN user recommended this in 2018, in one comment.
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1 HN user recommended this in 2018, in one comment.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
Permethrin is definitely the best option. But if you're running out at the last minute and don't have time to pretreat your clothing, Consumer Reports has a good guide to the best bug sprays on the market:
https://www.consumerreports.org/products/insect-repellent/ra...
E.g. both of these get high marks:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F8AMY92
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015KG5NK
DEET seems to be more effective than the Picaridin for ticks, but if you have a sensitivity to DEET then Picaridin may be the next best option and supposedly doesn't smell as bad.