Tick-Dynamite™ DIY Kit - Tick Bait Tubes

Target the Mice. Eliminate the Ticks. Protect Your Family.

Tick-Dynamite™ tick bait tubes are a do-it-yourself tick control system designed to help reduce disease-carrying tick populations at one of their primary sources: rodents and their nesting areas.

Developed after a personal battle with the tick-borne illness ehrlichiosis, this system focuses on interrupting the tick life cycle naturally and efficiently rather than relying solely on broad environmental spraying or rodent poisons.

In many regions of the United States — especially throughout the Northeast and Midwest — mice are one of the primary hosts for young ticks carrying diseases such as Lyme disease and ehrlichiosis. Tick-Dynamite™ tubes are designed to help target that cycle directly.

How Tick Tubes Work

Mice naturally gather soft materials for nesting. The cotton inside Tick-Dynamite™ tubes becomes attractive nesting material that rodents carry back into their nests.

The permethrin absorbed into the cotton helps eliminate ticks living:

on the mice,

inside their nests,

and on developing young ticks before they mature and spread disease.

This helps interrupt the tick breeding cycle at its root source.

Unlike rat poison, which only removes rodents temporarily and indirectly, tick tubes specifically target the parasite load carried by the rodents themselves. New rodents often move back into vacant habitat quickly, but reducing tick populations within nests helps address the disease cycle more directly.

Why Tick-Dynamite™ Is Different

Traditional rodent poisons do not directly target ticks,May disrupt ecosystems,and often result in new rodents quickly replacing old populations.

Tick-Dynamite™ instead focuses on:

reducing tick populations directly,

lowering disease transmission potential,

and helping create healthier outdoor environments.

Healthy tick-free mice help lead to happier, tick-free people and pets.

Each Tick-Dynamite™ DIY kit includes

Your choice of either 5 or 10 cardboard tick tubes

Two white plastic caps per tube

Cotton balls 

 permethrin insecticide 

Safety glasses

 Rubber gloves

Spill pads

Instruction card insert

Measuring reservoir is built into the bottle

Available in convenient:

5-pack DIY kits

10-pack DIY kits

Tube Specifications

Tube size: approximately 2" x 6"

Cotton fill:

100-count cotton balls for approximately 5 tubes

200-count cotton balls for approximately 10 tubes

Additional information 

Nesting Behavior 

Mice are naturally very effective at locating soft nesting material, often even more consistently than they search for food sources. In many cases, the cotton alone is enough to attract mice to the tubes for nest building.

Tick Habitat Reduction Tips

Tick tube use works best when combined with proper yard management practices by mowing lawns regularly, 

Wood piles, rock piles, sheds, decks, and brush lines all provide ideal shelter for mice and therefore ideal placement locations for tick tubes.

Seasonal Use

Tick tubes may be placed outdoors year-round.

They are generally found to be most effective:

April through November

Studies involving tick tube systems have shown substantial reductions in tick populations within treated areas, with some studies reporting reductions approaching:

90% fewer ticks in treated environments!

Important Safety Information

WARNING — Permethrin Safety

Undried permethrin can be highly toxic to cats.

Once dried, permethrin loses much of its toxicity to cats while remaining effective against ticks.

Additional precautions:

Keep away from children and pets

Avoid contamination of ponds, streams, or waterways

Do not use within approximately 3 miles of bee hives

Clean spills immediately

Always use proper PPE during handling

Allow treated materials to dry fully before exposure to pets or wildlife

Product Disclaimer

Product displayed on the website may differ somewhat from the items shipped. Packaging, cap colors, labels, and included accessories may vary between production batches.

These DIY products are sold as separate sealed components intended for user assembly.

Not responsible for accidents, spills, misuse, environmental contamination, injury, or damages resulting from handling, assembly, placement, or use of any included products or chemicals.

Always follow all chemical label instructions and local regulations regarding pesticide use.

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