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Is there anything that inhibits permethrine and can cause the effects to not last very long?
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PERMETHRIN INHIBITOR: AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE ARE NO PERMETHRIN INHIBITORS. SORRY
Answered 7/18/2015
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