Feet in hiking boots on rocks.
Feet in hiking boots on rocks.

Porque deve pulverizar os seus sapatos com permetrina este verão

Se a ideia de que pode ser mordido por uma carraça este verão o enoja (as probabilidades são boas, para ser honesto), agora é a altura de comprar um frasco de spray de permetrina. O tratamento com permetrina dos seus sapatos é uma das formas mais simples de criar uma barreira entre as carraças esfomeadas e a sua deliciosa carne cheia de sangue.

As carraças precisam de passar algum tempo na terra ou na folhagem para não secarem, por isso ficam perto do chão. Encontram-nos trepando a um talo de erva e estendendo as suas pequenas pernas quando passamos. (Fazem o mesmo com veados, coelhos e outras criaturas que consideram saborosas). Quando encontram um corpo quente, rastejam para cima.

Continue reading to learn more about using permethrin, written by Beth Skwarecki.

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Beth Skwarecki

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science communication, and has written two books: Outbreak! 50 Tales of Epidemics That Terrorized the World (2016) and Genetics 101: From Chromosomes and the Double Helix to Cloning and DNA Tests, Everything You Need to Know About Genes (2018). She has a bachelor’s degree in biology, has worked as a bioinformatics analyst, and has taught college-level courses in biology, environmental science, and nutrition.

Beth is also certified as a personal trainer and coach, with qualifications as an ACE-CPT, IKO kettlebell instructor, and USA Weightlifting Level 2 coach. She has competed in powerlifting, weightlifting, strongwoman, kettlebell sport, grip sport, and odd lift competitions (USAWA). Olympic weightlifting is her current focus. Her best front squat is 101 kilograms, and the lift she’s most proud of is a 510 pound Dinnie deadlift. Beth has also run races ranging from a 2K to a marathon. Beth has a 100% win rate in Wordle and lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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