Tick Tubes

When used as directed, Thermacell Tick Control Tubes do not have any outdoor environmental use restrictions. Unused product should not be placed in indoor or outdoor drains. Unused product should be discarded in the trash.

It would be rare for birds to find the tick tube cotton and nest with it, contact with the treated material wont harm birds.The active ingredient in tick tubes is known to be low toxicity to birds. In fact, it can be applied to birds in a powder form to prevent ticks. While animals might carry trace amounts on their fur, it doesn't harm them as shown in the extensive mouse studies conducted where mice nesting in the treated material produced normal offspring for multiple generations.

The active ingredient in tick tubes is known to have low toxicity to birds. Additionally, the EPA states that the risk to birds is below the agencys level of concern; Mice carry only tiny amounts of the active ingredient on their fur after exposure to tick tubes - enough to kill ticks, but not enough to affect birds.

Dogs are not likely to be harmed by Tick Control Tubes. Tick Control Tubes are camouflaged and do not have an odor that would attract dogs. Dogs tolerate permethrin well. In fact, high permethrin liquid concentration (45-65%) spot products such as K9 Advantix ll have been approved by the EPA for use on dogs. Dogs tolerate oral exposure to permethrin. When topical dog products such as K9 Advantix ll are applied to dogs (usually between the shoulder blades), the Permethrin spreads quickly over the coat[1] to protect the animal from infestation by ticks and fleas. As part of this process a significant transferable residue of permethrin is present on the coat1 and can be ingested by the dog during grooming. This behavior shows that dogs tolerate high dermal doses with concomitant oral exposure to permethrin. Toxicity calculations[2] show that even in worst-case scenarios, dogs will not be harmed by Tick Control Tubes. Assume a small dog weighing only two pounds tears apart a Tick Control Tube and mouths the cotton for ninety minutes, swallowing small bits of cotton in the process. Even in this extreme example the exposure level to permethrin is acceptable, meaning the exposure level is below the level that would produce an adverse effect. The information above is supported by the fact that in over 20 years and millions of tick tubes sold, there have been no complaints filed with the EPA regarding Tick Control Tubes.

Tick tubes works best against deer ticks (also known as black-legged ticks) and the diseases they carry because their immature ticks feed on mice. It does not work on ticks like lone star ticks that do not feed on mice.