In the US we have Damminix: https://ticktubes.com/ https://ticktubes.com/ Same thing, it is indeed permethrin on cotton balls in cardboard tubes. I've used t

In the US we have Damminix: https://ticktubes.com/ https://ticktubes.com/ Same thing, it is indeed permethrin on cotton balls in cardboard tubes. I've used them for several years. They help but they aren't a complete solution. Another thing I've tried is to attempt to control mice (remove wood piles and other places they nest) which also helps a little. There are a -lot- of mice in the woods if you live in a rural area. The owls in the area help too by eating the mice. A neighbors guinea hens used to roam my yard once in a while. Nothing has worked as well as Met52 so far. As far as I can tell there are no federal or state attempts to stop the spread, the problem has just been growing year after year.