THERMACELL TICK CONTROL TUBES
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
I have a very large yard. Should I place tick tubes
everywhere?
No. You don’t need to place tick tubes on mowed lawn.
Instead, place Tick Tubes near bushes, stone walls,
and flowerbeds – especially near woods or fields.
How do I know that the tubes are working?
After only a few days or weeks, you will notice that
mice have removed the cotton from the Tick Tubes.
Replace empty tubes with new ones.
Can I move the Tick Tubes once they have been
placed around the yard?
If the specially treated material is sticking out from
the ends of one of the tubes, it is best to leave the
tubes where they are. A mouse or several of them
have already crawled into the tube and are removing
the material for their nests. The specially treated
material is already on the fur of the mice, and their
transformation from tick host to tick killer has begun.
What should I do if the specially treated material has
not been removed from a tube?
If it’s been a few weeks, place the Tick Tube in another
part of the yard. It’s important to place Tick Tubes in
places where mice frequent, usually in places with
good cover.
What if my neighbors do not treat their property?
Are Tick Tubes still useful?
Yes. Ticks don’t move more than a few feet, so they
can’t move from your neighbor’s yard to yours on their
own power. However, they could get into your treated
yard on the back of a larger animal –for example a
dog, cat or deer. So in the ideal world, your neighbors
would also treat their yard with Tick Tubes because
the larger the treated area, the greater the protection.
That said, the most important thing is to continually
treat your own yard.
What is in the specially treated material inside the
Tick Control Tubes that kills ticks?
The material is treated with permethrin, an ingredient
recommended by the CDC to kill ticks.
Is this product safe to use around children?
The EPA has determined that based on the existing
data for permethrin, it is reasonable to assume no
harm to infants and children.*
Can this product be used around dogs?
Yes. The EPA has approved permethrin for use in a
number of popular canine products that treat and
prevent tick infestations.
Will this product harm cats? What happens if a cat
eats a mouse with permethrin on its fur?
Permethrin should not be applied directly to cats.
However, the EPA has no published reports, nor
records of any incidents associated with the use of
