Dang Ticks again,, hows everyone doing?

[Tajue17]

well about ready to go for turks but I'm not sure I just did a little fly fishing and seriously I was just standing on the edge of the water not even in the bushes and I just pulled two off me!  

their getting worse and worse even with permathin (SP)  I'm not so sure now,,, and we have them new ticks that are even worse the African killer bee version of the tick world..

curious what people are doing to keep these off them this spring..

[northener]

They are terrible in Mn. Pulled three off me the other day after scouting woods for next deer season, plus swiped away others off my jacket.  My lab, well we have been constantly checking and getting quite a few off him as well. Mild winter they claim is good for ticks plus we have had very little rain.

[katman]

Permethrin on the clothes works well for me.

Saturate and let air dry before putting them on.

[jt85]

They are thick here in Oklahoma

[CoachBGriff]

I pulled two off the cat today!

They are out and about... I've had pretty decent luck with just regular old bug spray with deet.

It's not perfect, but it does a pretty good job of keeping them off me.

[DXH]

Definately out and about got one off me just walking through the yard

[ozy clint]

what causes your increased tick activity you guys are experiencing? warmer winters?

[adkmountainken]

really bad this year in NY had to put Frontline on the dogs VERY early this year and had a few on me. sprayed clothes with Permethrin and not a problem now.

[Oznative]

Tajue17
The same thing happened to me as well out near the wachusett reservoir last weekend.  The ticks here in the North East are brutal this year for sure.

[northener]

Originally posted by ozy clint:
what causes your increased tick activity you guys are experiencing? warmer winters?

Yes, experts claim mild winters and dry conditions favor ticks.

[dbd870]

So far so good on ticks around here - took a boy out for youth turkey weekend, tick free. (so far)

[Kevin Dill]

I'm not yet a believer in global warming (as defined by our politicos) but the trend toward overall warmer climate here (Ohio) may be having an effect. After 35 years living in rural southeast Ohio, I don't think the ticks and chiggers have ever been worse than the past 5 years. Our deer have them year-around now. I have found them on my dogs every month of the year. As a kid I used to spend hours picking berries in the brush and never got one chigger bite and very few ticks. Today I don't dare go in the brush without a permethrin treatment and some deet. A few years back I got chigger-bitten so badly my legs looked like I had massive poison ivy rash. I ended up on prednisone for a week. Hundreds of chigger bites and welts...ugly. These days I focus on prevention and no longer take risks.

I should also add that I contracted erlichiosis from a tick bite back in 2009. I was sick for many weeks and have not felt that bad in decades. Take ticks and chiggers seriously or be prepared to accept the consequences.

[smokin joe]

I use permethrin on all of my outdoor clothes and boots from April through October. The one time I went hiking without treated clothing I was eaten up by chiggers. Lesson learned.

Clothing with Elimatick, Buzzoff, and Bugsaway permanent treatment is worth the cost -- and I have plenty of it. That plus treating my other outdoor clothing is a must in my experience.

[Blackhawk]

A friend and I were turkey hunting in northeast  Washington state last week, and it only took one day in the field to attract those things.  At the hotel room, in the truck, and on our heads we found 17 ticks.     :p    

Neither of us has seen it this bad.

I heard a tick can live 2-3 years....without food.    

[Rob DiStefano]

"And the meek shall inherit the Earth" ... them prehistoric buggers will be a good part of our ruination, if we don't self implode ourselves in other ways.  Then again, there are some respectable folks who claim WE created the Lyme bacteria in an Army research lab out on Long Island, NY.  The infamous  "Plum Island Conspiricy Theory"  - because chronologically, Lyme disease started right out on Long Island.

Lyme disease for animals isn't an issue and 10 days of doxicycline will cure it.  Our dogs have had Lymes multiple times each.  This was never ever an issue 20 or so years ago.

I have Lyme disease - get it once, you've got it for life, most of Western medicine believes it's systemic.  However, it is controllable in a homeopathic manner if caught at least reasonably early, else one needs to go the far less conservative antibiotic route.

I'm concerned about ticks while walking about the woods.  Heck, with all the deer around our neighborhood and house I'm concerned about the ticks in my own back yard.

Last year my wife came down with Lyme as well.  No tick bite was found, but she clearly had the symptoms.  Lyme can be carried by a host of bugs,  like mosquitoes, not just ticks.  The situation with Lyme disease is beyond epidemic proportions, but still hasn't made the media buzz.  Looks like the meek will be taking over planet earth ....

[Duker]

Sprayed my pants with permethrin,have not had a problem.

[Mint]

I'll be heading up the Catskills for turkey and I just sprayed down all my clothes. Living on long island I won't go scouting April thru August because that is when the nymph ticks are active. They are just so small you really can't see them very well.

Scientists are always GMOing everything, they should GMO a vegetarian tick.

[Roy from Pa]

I pulled one off my belly 4 months ago, it's head was already imbedded. Went for the lyme tests, that came back negative. Took a couple months for the wound area to heal. Past week three of the grandsons had ticks on them. Wife has had 3 on her the past 2 months.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
I pulled one off my belly 4 months ago, it's head was already imbedded. Went for the lyme tests, that came back negative. Took a couple months for the wound area to heal. Past week three of the grandsons had ticks on them. Wife has had 3 on her the past 2 months.

"tests" for lyme disease are less than useless - lotsa false negatives abound.  keep checking for symptoms ...