I've researched this quite a bit and found something that looks better than anything else I've read - store sprays, this or that animal, etc. I'll be buying this soon.
Look up Arbico Organics
Triple Threat Beneficial Nematodes - Sf, Sc, Hb
There's microorganisms that get into the tick kill it and prevent laying. Kind of pricey, but the treatment of lyme is more expensive and life altering.
As a naturopath, I've combined about 7 different essential oils in coconut oil, oregano and tree tea being two of them. I think the others are sandalwood, bergamot, citronella, frankincense, spearmint, and rosemary. Whenever I find a tick on me, I remove it and then dip my finger. In the concoction of oils and then rub it on the skin.
Some have more killing property than others. But for example, the spearmint can help remove the itch. I also combine it with apple cider vinegar and use it as a spray before I go out working.
Oil of oregano capsules will kill just about anything, so that's a good thing to take for potential treatment of take bites.
