permethrin is a contact neurotoxin that will kill or repel most insects. I treat my hiking clothes with it if I’m going into tick country. I’ve actually watched

permethrin is a contact neurotoxin that will kill or repel most insects. I treat my hiking clothes with it if I’m going into tick country. I’ve actually watched ticks scurry away and die after they make contact with treated clothing. It kills mosquitoes equally effectively. It’s really bad for fish though so I don’t use it all the time.