Tick tubes deliver tick-controlling permethrin in the form of patented damminix tick tubes, One box of 24 covers 1/2 acre of land, Permethrin a synthetic pyrethroid is based on a natural compound extracted from chrysanthemum, You can place biodegradable damminix tick tubes around your property in the spring and fall, Mice the hosts for deer ticks collect the permethrin treated material to line nests the deer ticks on the mice die, You and your family continue to enjoy your land, Permethrin, SKU: BCI03378