I did my good deed for the week last weekend, feeding the ticks of Central Florida.
It's not that I wanted to, but my 25% DEET Off didn't appear to convince the ticks to bother someone else. I thought DEET repelled ticks.
So, what's the story on ticks and DEET. Does it have to be a higher percentage? Does DEET work on ticks at all? Does DEET break down over time -- it was an old container of Off?
(I'd recommend against the
Longleaf Pine Trail's loop