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Lifesystems Permethrin

Lifesystems Permethrin
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Average Rating: 2 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 2
RRP: £5

Description: Lasting up to 6 months, this treatment kills small flying insects on contact. Bad news for them, good news for you.

REVIEWS

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Rob Sutherland

Posted: 02/07/01

'Did it work....nope'

Strengths:
erm...none that I can think of

Weaknesses:
It didn't actually work for me

Overall:
Tested in the Amazon. I soaked my mossie net in Permethrin to kill anything that landed on it but it quickly showed that it was not effective. I woke up a few mornings with fresh mozzie bites on my ankles, one of which came with the added bonus of Malaria.

Not impressed at all with this product.

Performance		20%
Reliability		20%
Value		20%

Overall Rating

20%

joan collins

Posted: 14/11/02

'AN EFFECTIVE FABRIC TREATMENT'

Strengths:
Can actually kill insects as well as repelling them. Unlike many repellants, effective against ticks. Doesn't appear to degrade fabrics. Very long-lasting, even through washes.

Weaknesses:
Can only be applied to fabrics; breaks down immediately on skin. Only partially effective against mosquitoes. Environmentally unfriendly, being harmful to many animals.

Overall:
On its own, this is not as effective as Deet. However it has several advantages for treating fabric, being longer-lasting and not dissolving synthetics. It also repels ticks more effectively than Deet. I was the only person in my group with permethrin-treated clothing on a recent trip, and the only one who didn't get a single tick, despite being an insect magnet. The ideal use for this is as a supplement to Deet, to treat your clothing and mosquito net before travel.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

73%

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