Wayne0 1,546 #1 Posted 8 hours ago Just a heads up. Ticks are out in my neck of the woods! Time to get out the Permethrin. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 55,887 #2 Posted 8 hours ago None here so far but still early. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 64,971 #3 Posted 8 hours ago Keep the grass cut and avoid bushes the deer have been brushing themselves on. Use a broadcast spreader to apply Spectracide Triazicide insect killer to areas where you will be likely to go for a walk or work outdoors. It isn't as effective as Diazanon was but that has been outlawed for a few years now. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 55,887 #4 Posted 8 hours ago Good idea Richard but most of mine are picked up out in the woods making firewood. It's been suggested to duct tape pant legs to boots but that doesn't really work they just crawl over it but yeah spray your legs and boots down with deep woods off or the like. Best thing to do is check the missus all over in the shower at nite for them ... I got nailed three time by deer ticks ... yep the nasty lyme ones... and they left nasty scars. No pics Sylvia's visuals. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 11,048 #5 Posted 7 hours ago 24 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Good idea Richard but most of mine are picked up out in the woods making firewood. Best thing to do is check the missus all over in the shower at nite for them ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 64,971 #6 Posted 7 hours ago 18 minutes ago, WHX?? said: duct tape pant legs to boots but that doesn't really work they just crawl over it but yeah spray your legs and boots down with deep woods off or the like. When deer get ticks on them they will brush up against bushes or trees to get rid of them and can get on you while you are just walking by the bush. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 45,571 #7 Posted 6 hours ago I Had a tick bite in 1967 that left a perfect 3" diameter bulls eye ring. Unfortunately, this was about 10 years before Lymes disease was discovered in Lyme Connecticut. So I was never treated but weeks after the bite I had all the symptoms , stiff neck, joint pain, face numbness, heart disease, tunnel vision. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,725 #8 Posted 6 hours ago 18 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: I Had a tick bite in 1967 that left a perfect 3" diameter bulls eye ring. Unfortunately, this was about 10 years before Lymes disease was discovered in Lyme Connecticut. So I was never treated but weeks after the bite I had all the symptoms , stiff neck, joint pain, face numbness, heart disease, tunnel vision. Did you ever have tests done? More recent tests are better than what was done years ago. My daughter hiked the Loyalsock trail for a week many years ago, she returned with serious issues that crippled her for life, tests didn't show much of anything. To this day we have no clue what happened but it sure looked like Lyme disease. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 2,711 #9 Posted 6 hours ago I hose myself down with bug spray that's 40% DEET anytime I'm working out in the yard. I buy it at Home Depot. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 45,571 #10 Posted 4 hours ago 19 minutes ago, lynnmor said: 43 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Did you ever have tests done? In the late seventies after Lyme disease was discovered, I was tested positive but when I took the next level test, it showed negative. This was ten years after I was bitten and the medical community was very reluctant to diagnose or treat for Lyme disease. Having experienced all the symptoms both physical and mental I certainly understand how the disease can be crippling or even fatal. So sorry your daughter had to suffer this disease. I think I was lucky to have a strong enough immune system to fight off the effects of the disease. When my immune system was struggling to fight off the flu, colds, and my recent blood loss, the lyme symptoms always come back. Over the years, I was tested 6 times with 3 positives. Due to fatigue, joint pain, and shortness of breath, I had full blood test, chest x-rays, and lyme disease tests last week. All showed negative, so I visit the cardio guru on Tuesday. Guessing stents may be on the menu. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,679 #11 Posted 4 hours ago 3 hours ago, JCM said: Best thing to do is check the missus all over in the shower at nite for them ... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 11,048 #12 Posted 4 hours ago Been listening to him for years. Nothing quite like the sound of a Fender Telecaster. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,458 #13 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, Bill D said: I hose myself down with bug spray that's 40% DEET anytime I'm working out in the yard. I have bumped up to the higher dose when fishing. The Repel 100 with 98% DEET. Bugs fly around you but won't land on you. Edited 2 hours ago by Achto 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
