Have only used it over the last 36 years (didn't even know it in the previous 10 although in roughly same area) externally, against visible bugs. The bit about ticks was enlightening--I spend one week of four/five on a Maine coastal island. 2 years ago my husband and I, when there, carried on a daily tick-count contest--I was consistentl…
Have only used it over the last 36 years (didn't even know it in the previous 10 although in roughly same area) externally, against visible bugs. The bit about ticks was enlightening--I spend one week of four/five on a Maine coastal island. 2 years ago my husband and I, when there, carried on a daily tick-count contest--I was consistently the winner (which led me to investigate whether ticks preferred human females). My reading in last two-three days makes me consider drying artemisiae (or, more properly, artemisias) for later use. Only last year did I treat myself to a dehydrator.
the thing about mosquitos preferring some people over others, is supposedly due to differences in CO2 sensed thru the skin. Perhaps ticks do something similar.
Have only used it over the last 36 years (didn't even know it in the previous 10 although in roughly same area) externally, against visible bugs. The bit about ticks was enlightening--I spend one week of four/five on a Maine coastal island. 2 years ago my husband and I, when there, carried on a daily tick-count contest--I was consistently the winner (which led me to investigate whether ticks preferred human females). My reading in last two-three days makes me consider drying artemisiae (or, more properly, artemisias) for later use. Only last year did I treat myself to a dehydrator.
the thing about mosquitos preferring some people over others, is supposedly due to differences in CO2 sensed thru the skin. Perhaps ticks do something similar.
I almost never get bitten but hubby is always swarmed! Never figured out why!