Dang ticks!

[gregg dudley]

The abundance of ticks that we have now is one byproduct of excessive fire suppression.

A buddy of mine called me yesterday to tell me that after a year of fighting symptoms without a firm diagnosis his family doctor finally ordered tests for tick borne disease.  He was positive for THREE tick borne diseases including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme Disease, and something else (not Alpha Gal).  Hopefully with a positive diagnosis, they can make some progress on treatment.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I agree with permethrin it flat out works. I hunted a place in ny that every 5-10 steps you'd pick off a dozen or more. After using permethrin, I only had one get through is 4 years hunting and I bvb think he came off the deer I drug out. 

I use sawyers now sold at Walmart

[Wudstix]

Excessive fire suppression Lack of makes sense for the possible cause of more ticks, back in the day nature took care of that now man tries to control everything to benefit him.  How's that working out for all the tick borne disease victims?   

[Captain*Kirk]

Excessive fire suppression Lack of makes sense for the possible cause of more ticks, back in the day nature took care of that now man tries to control everything to benefit him.  How's that working out for all the tick borne disease victims?

^^^^^^^^^^^Agree!^^^^^^^^^^^^
Controlled burn is one of the most effective, and under-utilized, tools we have available. In the area I hunt (PHL) they do controlled burns every fall and I have not seen one tick yet.

[McDave]

Excessive fire suppression Lack of makes sense for the possible cause of more ticks, back in the day nature took care of that now man tries to control everything to benefit him.  How's that working out for all the tick borne disease victims?

^^^^^^^^^^^Agree!^^^^^^^^^^^^
Controlled burn is one of the most effective, and under-utilized, tools we have available. In the area I hunt (PHL) they do controlled burns every fall and I have not seen one tick yet.

Then we ought to be doing fine in California, as I don't think there is very much of the state that didn't burn up in the last two or three years.