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oth47 · #1 05/28/12, 01:48 PM

that Deep Woods Off insect repellent kills grass and wilts the leaves on poison ivy? Don't know if I want to use that on skin anymore.

**Terri** · #2 05/28/12, 02:38 PM

WOW!

I have GOT to try that on the osage orange that keeps coming back!!!!!!!

I actually NEED to use it, as I am allergic to many biting insects, but for the past few years I have tried to spray my clothes instead of my skin. I do not like handling chemicals at all.

**Cabin Fever** · #3 05/28/12, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by oth47

that Deep Woods Off insect repellent kills grass and wilts the leaves on poison ivy?

So does hot water!

WolfWalksSoftly · #4 05/28/12, 03:03 PM

I found that out years ago, spraying around a Tent. When I took down the tent I stood back and said OOPS..lol

TNnative · #5 05/28/12, 05:35 PM

I found that out this weekend when I noticed the brown patch outside the back door where I stand to spray Deep Woods Off before I take the dogs walking. So now I am wondering, why does it kill the grass yet it doesn't repel the ticks? I picked 4 off me after the walk.

frankva · #6 05/28/12, 06:19 PM

Also melts plastic, which is a drag if you wear glasses. I think people often use more than they need.

**Cabin Fever** · #7 05/29/12, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by frankva

Also melts plastic, which is a drag if you wear glasses. I think people often use more than they need.

I ruined a Timex sports watch that had a plastic "crystal." The spray turned the clear plastic into untransparent plastic. Since then, I have been extremely careful when spraying the stuff as my eyeglasses have plastic lenses.

However, having known several people with Lymes disease and ehrlichiosis, I'll take my chances with DEET.

Elsbet · #8 05/29/12, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by frankva

Also melts plastic, which is a drag if you wear glasses. I think people often use more than they need.

My dad wore the pure Deet stuff- melted all the numbers off the telephone. And he's not a telephone talker, really. Didn't take much contact.

I don't miss northern bugs. I don't much like southern bugs, but at least I don't need bug spray.

Old John · #9 05/29/12, 02:56 PM

I spray with it, every time I go out in the Woods, to keep the chiggers, skeeters & ticks OFF of me. It works very well. As for weed killer, I think Round-up is probably cheaper.

jlrbhjmnc · #10 05/29/12, 06:22 PM

I spray my hat and long sleeve shirt before I put them on. I do tend to spritz the ankles of my pants while wearing them - can't parade around with them off with neighbors this close, lol. I just generally avoid getting the spray on my skin.

SilverVista · #11 05/29/12, 06:41 PM

I'm beginning to REALLY appreciate my little piece of heaven in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where we have never seen a chigger nor a tick in 30 years.... no poisonous snakes, no bears, very few cougars and coyotes, and only enough mosquitoes to keep the barn swallows and the bats fed of an evening!!

ronbre · #12 05/30/12, 08:22 AM

i haven't used a repellant on my skin for most of my adult life..sometimes you just gotta put up with critters or avoid them to keep your body safe

Ana Bluebird · #13 05/30/12, 08:33 AM

didn't know. thanks for the warning.