Ticks

[95custmz]

Well, it's that time of year again! Since, We had such a mild winter up her in the Midwest. They are predicting that the fleas, ticks, etc. will be bad this summer. What tips, do those of you that spend a lot of time in the back woods have for repelling ticks?

 

[happysaws]

Tuck your pants inside of your socks.

I pulled two ticks off of my dog in the end of January in WI, there was not much snow and a few bare spots of ground. Treat pets with Frontline year-round.

 

[LonestarStihl]

Chiggars have for sure been bad. Fleas infest my shed somehow but there's no host for them

 

[woodlandcammies]

We used to take a flea collar and wrap them around the tops of our boots and use a military blousing strap to blouse trowser leg. Kept the ticks and chiggers from climbing in from the bottom of the boot. I used to treat my cammies (which I wear now for outdoors work) with permetherine spray, and let them air dry for a day or so. That seemed to help as well. For chigger bites- best solution Ive found yet is tobasco sauce. rub it liberally on your legs if you get bit... It will burn like heck for about a few minutes, but it kills the chiggers, and takes the itch out of the bite, and the capsacin keeps the little blood suckers from biting afterwards- Field tips from a prior dirty field US Marine

 

[LonestarStihl]

Yes permethrin is the way to go. I use it on all my clothes

 

[James Miller]

My wife makes this stuff don't know what's in it but it works and doesn't smell awfull like store bought stuff.

 

[95custmz]

I need to know what's in it. I think I'm getting paranoid. Was lying in bed last night, after being in the woods and showering. Woke up and felt something in my hair. Ran to the bathroom to see what it was (thought it was a tick). Pulled a wood chip out of my hair. LOL

 

[LonestarStihl]

Permethrin is actually a natural insecticide. Companies make it synthetically of course. In the event of contact with the body it is actually absorbed by the body and secreted through the urine.

 

[Mad Professor]

Permethrin is actually a natural insecticide. Companies make it synthetically of course. In the event of contact with the body it is actually absorbed by the body and secreted through the urine.

It's/permethrin a synthetic analog of pyrethrin, extracted from chrysanthemum flowers. Pyethrin is used as an insecticide on plants and has a very short residual effectiveness (ca. < 1 day).

The synthetic compound permethrins an ester, and on contact with the skin it is quickly broken down by esterase enzymes. That's one of the reasons it can't be used as a topical repellent and also why it has low toxicity to humans.

I keep 3 sets of clothes (shirt, pants, socks) and a set of coveralls treated with permethrin. I've been treated for lyme several times, but ZERO ticks or tick bites when I've had the treated clothes on. The stuff works great.

 

[LonestarStihl]

It's/permethrin a synthetic analog of pyrethrin, extracted from chrysanthemum flowers. Pyethrin is used as an insecticide on plants and has a very short residual effectiveness (ca. < 1 day).

The synthetic compound permethrins an ester, and on contact with the skin it is quickly broken down by esterase enzymes. That's one of the reasons it can't be used as a topical repellent and also why it has low toxicity to humans.

I keep 3 sets of clothes (shirt, pants, socks) and a set of coveralls treated with permethrin. I've been treated for lyme several times, but ZERO ticks or tick bites when I've had the treated clothes on. The stuff works great.

Yes what you said

 

[MnSam]

They are worth being paranoid about. I've had three family members (northwestern Wisconsin) get infected with lyme disease and ehrlichiosis. I've taken care of patients who have had their hearts badly damaged to the point of needing surgery because of lyme disease. Then there is Powassan, it sounds very nasty:

https://patch.com/minnesota/southwestminneapolis/dangerous-tick-borne-disease-spreads-minnesota

 

[James Miller]

I need to know what's in it. I think I'm getting paranoid. Was lying in bed last night, after being in the woods and showering. Woke up and felt something in my hair. Ran to the bathroom to see what it was (thought it was a tick). Pulled a wood chip out of my hair. LOL

I'll find out for you its all natural ingredients. I'm the same way with the wood chips in my hair if it doesn't belong in your hair its worth a second look. Between fishing hikeing and firewood gathering I consider my self very lucky to have never delt with limes.

 

[andrethegiant70]

Ticks freak me out. I literally hate them and there's not much that i say that about. I don't like using toxins on myself, but in the presence of ticks, I start applying the insecticides. Lyme disease can be very debilitating.

 

[Little Al]

Tuck your pants inside of your socks.

I pulled two ticks off of my dog in the end of January in WI, there was not much snow and a few bare spots of ground. Treat pets with Frontline year-round.

There is a treatment better than Front line called NexGard a brown chewy tablet, the animal is protected via iit's blood supply 1 tablet per month. In the area I live ticks are a big problem to animals & humans, but it has kept my dogs completely tick/flea free since I started using them. Only problem a bit pricey but I consider the effectiveness worth the cost

 

[James Miller]

There is a treatment better than Front line called NexGard a brown chewy tablet, the animal is protected via iit's blood supply 1 tablet per month. In the area I live ticks are a big problem to animals & humans, but it has kept my dogs completely tick/flea since I started using them. Only problem a bit pricey but I consider the effectiveness worth the cost

We use nexgard on the dogs still find tick but there dead when I do. Front line is junk in my opinion never worked for us.

 

[lone wolf]

 

[hayboy]

Lying in the bed other night, felt a tick crawling up back of my shoulder, screamed out for the wife as I knew I couldn't reach it, she came running from watching tv thinking I don't know what, but she got him. I have pulled 3 off me this year and 4/5 off our house dogs. 1 case of Rocky Mt Spoted fever in neighborhood, SCARY is the word. Summer is going to be bad I think.

 

[Mad Professor]

Last few times I was bit, I did not pick up the tick, the cat did. Even with the cat treated, she still can bring in live ticks, that get transferred when she hops up on couch to your lap. Dog does the same thing. Be careful with pets that have been outside.

 

[Sportfury70]

I need to know what's in it. I think I'm getting paranoid. Was lying in bed last night, after being in the woods and showering. Woke up and felt something in my hair. Ran to the bathroom to see what it was (thought it was a tick). Pulled a wood chip out of my hair. LOL

This made me LOL hard! Its funny cause its true, I've done the same!

 

[rob066]

Now around Pa there is a rare virus ticks are spreading it is Powassan virus or something like that. The virus has no cure and is worse than Lymes disease. The virus leaves life long neurological problems and can also be fatal.