TICKS in 2021

[TheTimeTraveler]

Originally Posted by XCR-700

Any ideas why ticks are worse in this part of the country and can anything be done to reduce their population.

This is well past annoyance, its a public health hazard.

I do consider the 2021 crop of ticks to be a Public Health Hazard (at least for me).

My Doctor told me I can have my property sprayed to prevent the ticks, but I worry about my dogs and cats. Anyone have any idea how household pets could be affected?

Also, I did call J.P. Pest Control out of Moultonboro to obtain a price to spray but they are so busy they won't provide any price quotes these days. So, are they super busy OR are they just short of employees to do the work? I just don't know for sure.

[garysanfran]

If they are not embedded for 36 hrs. or more, the theory is it is safe to remove them and have no treatment.

I had one embedded for about 12 hrs.. I removed it, called my physician. He gave me his conservative advice, You know, the one lawyers can defend. I told him what I wanted to do, and he said OK. I watched for a follow-up rash for one week and everything was fine.

I have had more tick experience than most. I have found three so far this year. One today. It is the worst I've seen in a lot of years.

May I ask our creator why these things exist? I await the response...Bring it to me. Don't make me come to you.

[Lakeflier]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

If they are not embedded for 36 hrs. or more, the theory is it is safe to remove them and have no treatment.

I had one embedded for about 12 hrs.. I removed it, called my physician. He gave me his conservative advice, You know, the one lawyers can defend. I told him what I wanted to do, and he said OK. I watched for a follow-up rash for one week and everything was fine.

I have had more tick experience than most. I have found three so far this year. One today. It is the worst I've seen in a lot of years.

May I ask our creator why these things exist? I await the response...Bring it to me. Don't make me come to you.

The ticks are asking the Creator why people exist


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[garysanfran]

Originally Posted by Lakeflier

The ticks are asking the Creator why people exist


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We are their hosts. We feed them. They do nothing for us...Except create an industry for eradicating them.

[winniwannabe]

Ticks are in the arachnid family of spiders. They are mostly found in pine trees.
They can jump, but usually just wait for a host for them to fall on. A dog in a yard is a perfect host, as is any wooded area, because they may already be on the ground. Depending on the tick, a squirrel or a bird can have them in
addition to a deer, so just about any repellent is necessary. My advice...get outside and enjoy! We've survived Covid... Ticks can't overtake us!!

[mswlogo]

Originally Posted by winniwannabe

Ticks are in the arachnid family of spiders. They are mostly found in pine trees.
They can jump, but usually just wait for a host for them to fall on. A dog in a yard is a perfect host, as is any wooded area, because they may already be on the ground. Depending on the tick, a squirrel or a bird can have them in
addition to a deer, so just about any repellent is necessary. My advice...get outside and enjoy! We've survived Covid... Ticks can't overtake us!!

My property is loaded with pines. So your comment warranted some research.

Ticks do not live in pine trees.

Numerous sites say tall grass.

https://www.gardentech.com/blog/pest...-against-ticks

[mishman]

Yes, glad you corrected the record. I had never heard that pine trees are where ticks hang out. Rather tall grasses, brush and even ground litter can host ticks. It is a bad year but hopefully we are through the worst of it now.

One thing I do that seems to work is take a 2-3 inch diameter pls pipe, cut into six inch lengths, paint brown to make them less noticeable (to us), and stuff them with permethrin treated cotton balls. Mice then pull the cotton out to line their nests and poof, it kills the ticks (but not the mice - too bad that would have been a bonus). When I am getting wood from my wood pile in the fall, I come open field mice nests and there is the cotton in the middle of the nests. Key is to not soak the cotton too heavily as it tends to turn off the mice from using.

Every spring and fall I collect the tubes, reload with new cotton and off we go.

[winniwannabe]

I never said that pine trees harbor ticks, but I stand corrected if your info
is accurate. Tall grass seems like a logical place for ticks to frequent, but
what about groomed lawns where folks still have ticks present? I think one of the earlier posts makes sense about ticks waiting for a host, then making
their move. Either way, I still stand by my idea of getting outside! Bugs
be danged!!

[mswlogo]

Originally Posted by mishman

Yes, glad you corrected the record. I had never heard that pine trees are where ticks hang out. Rather tall grasses, brush and even ground litter can host ticks. It is a bad year but hopefully we are through the worst of it now.

One thing I do that seems to work is take a 2-3 inch diameter pls pipe, cut into six inch lengths, paint brown to make them less noticeable (to us), and stuff them with permethrin treated cotton balls. Mice then pull the cotton out to line their nests and poof, it kills the ticks (but not the mice - too bad that would have been a bonus). When I am getting wood from my wood pile in the fall, I come open field mice nests and there is the cotton in the middle of the nests. Key is to not soak the cotton too heavily as it tends to turn off the mice from using.

Every spring and fall I collect the tubes, reload with new cotton and off we go.

Pretty clever idea. I have read that rodents are a common carrier.

You are probably helping the rodent population though