Ticks
05-25-2012, 04:55 AM
#23
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We have a lot of them around here also.
They are bad this year as we did not have a cold enough winter to kill them off.
When we kill them we put them on a dish and then take a match or lighter and toast them until they pop.
If you have a tick that has attached itself we have found that if you apply some hydrogen peroxide with a cloth over the tick for a few minutes it causes them to try to back out and then they have been easier to pull off and then toast.
They are bad this year as we did not have a cold enough winter to kill them off.
When we kill them we put them on a dish and then take a match or lighter and toast them until they pop.
If you have a tick that has attached itself we have found that if you apply some hydrogen peroxide with a cloth over the tick for a few minutes it causes them to try to back out and then they have been easier to pull off and then toast.
05-25-2012, 09:18 AM
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From December to April I had 4 Lime Disease ticks (Deer ticks) attached to me and 2 Wood ticks. I had to go on antibiotics for the Lime Disease bites. Those ticks are so small.... Like the size of a very small freckle and are round. They drop off the deer and fall to the ground where the mice pick them up and bring them home to their nests. Wood ticks have an oval body and carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Virginia has already been declared LD epidemic state by the CDC because of the very mild Winter and the number of cases. As I am typing this on my iPad, I just saw a wood tick crawling on my iPad. Yuk! Now I'm crawling all over.
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05-25-2012, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Cheshirecatquilter
Half the fun of being married is checking each other for ticks every night.
05-25-2012, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Cheshirecatquilter
Half the fun of being married is checking each other for ticks every night.
05-25-2012, 02:30 PM
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No problem with ticks, but we have 4 dogs and they have major flea problems. I use Frontline on them, but last month tried Comfortis capsules. That didn't work very well, either. I am now bathing them about every 3 days in flea shampoo. It's gonna be a long summer!
05-25-2012, 02:44 PM
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I had heard that the ticks would be really bad this year because of the mild winter ... but I don't think they are so bad. I've found a few on my dog but nothing like other years.
The way I dispose of ticks is to put them on a small piece of scotch tape then fold it over on top of the tick ... no way it can get away from that ... then just toss in the garbage.
The way I dispose of ticks is to put them on a small piece of scotch tape then fold it over on top of the tick ... no way it can get away from that ... then just toss in the garbage.
05-25-2012, 02:47 PM
#30
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Northern NY is full of them and yes some of our hunters say it is because of the mild winter. I have cats
but I go outside into the grass and etc. after which I had one in the back of my knee. I read the other
day in a magazine the best way to get them removed from you or your pets is to soak a cotton ball in
some dish detergent and hold it onto the tick. They will let loose and come off easily.
Good luck. Lets pray for a good ole fashion winter next year to get rid of all the bugs we don't like.
but I go outside into the grass and etc. after which I had one in the back of my knee. I read the other
day in a magazine the best way to get them removed from you or your pets is to soak a cotton ball in
some dish detergent and hold it onto the tick. They will let loose and come off easily.
Good luck. Lets pray for a good ole fashion winter next year to get rid of all the bugs we don't like.
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