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"Ticks"
pwillie
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....are every where...all over my property! Anyone have a recipe for "Ticks"?....like how is the best way to rid your body from them? I tried nail polish,fire,and hot water....nothing seems to make them turn loose..[:(]
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I haven't lived with ticks since I was a kid, but we used to smother them with Vaseline till they backed out
Vicks works about 1/3 faster but,Vasoline will do the trick..
You can use 7 dust on your pants leg to help thwart them.
Sawyerr Duranon Permethrin Insect Repellent
It has some pretty good reviews.
the Ticks, Fleas, Worms, Lice, USE IVOMAC-pig wormer, 1/4cc per 4-lbs. Body wt.
I give it to ALL FARM Aminals.2-or-4leged.
My Vet. gave Me a swrenge. Just pinch the back of their neck and give it to them.
We wore it on our clothes when we were shooting crop damage permits in the summer. Each deer would have 10's of thousands of them on their bodies in the summer months.[xx(]
If You have any Dogs, Cats or any Live stock that You Want to keep
the Ticks, Fleas, Worms, Lice, USE IVOMAC-pig wormer, 1/4cc per 4-lbs. Body wt.
I give it to ALL FARM Aminals.2-or-4leged.
My Vet. gave Me a swrenge. Just pinch the back of their neck and give it to them.
Most Ivomec is a drench (oral). You can buy the injectable & pour on as well.
Someone told me to strike a match, blow it out, and hold the hot tip on the tick and it will back out. It didn't work. All that happened was the heat killed the tick, and I still had to pull it out.
Fingers for normal ticks, tweezers for seed ticks.
quote:Originally posted by BikerBob
To prevent them from getting to you take a look at this...
Sawyerr Duranon Permethrin Insect Repellent
It has some pretty good reviews.
I haven't lived in tick country in a long time, but I just pulled them out.
Someone told me to strike a match, blow it out, and hold the hot tip on the tick and it will back out. It didn't work. All that happened was the heat killed the tick, and I still had to pull it out.
Fingers for normal ticks, tweezers for seed ticks.
That's actually a very bad idea. Before the tick dies, it will vomit, injecting whatever it's carrying into your blood stream.
Use tweezers, as close to head as possible. Do not squeeze body of tick for same reason as above. No tweezers? Make an overhand knot in a piece of monofiliament line or thread, slip the open knot down over tick, close knot as close to head as possible, pull.
DEET is decent repellent- Permethrin can be used to treat clothes before wearing- works very well, but do NOT apply directly to skin- it is an insecticide.
Itching from bite? Over the counter called Campho-Phenique. Antiseptic, contains phenol, destroys the protein in the saliva from ticks and chiggers that makes you itch. Usually stops itch in about 30-60 seconds.
Disease transmission takes several hours with tick dug in and feeding. Do a freckle count every few hours when in tick country. Long pants, tucked into top of socks, or taped down over boots.
My company does enviro and soils engineering studies in remote, heavily infested areas. Major exposure for us.
I haven't lived in tick country in a long time, but I just pulled them out.
Someone told me to strike a match, blow it out, and hold the hot tip on the tick and it will back out. It didn't work. All that happened was the heat killed the tick, and I still had to pull it out.
Fingers for normal ticks, tweezers for seed ticks.
Heard the "hot matchhead" trick years ago. Always thought it was silly. What creature is going to back out INTO the heat...?
We use Sawyer's Permethrine (sp?). Get it at Cabelas, and saw it recently at Wally World.
WTH is a swrenge?
That would be the Fon-Et-TICK spelling![^]
When a tick bites, he lays his body flat against the skin as tight as he can. That makes him hard to get hold of to pull him out. When I have a fingernail I slide it under his butt and flip him up, then grab him as close to the head as I can and pull him out. Don't squeeze the tick any more than you have to. it's going to itch no matter how you do it, but the more you squeeze the tick the more and longer it will itch. When I don't have a fingernail I use a 3x5 card or knife blade or whatever is handy.
When you catch him before he's been in very long, sometimes he will flip out when you flip his butt up. I've heard tell of a tick's head coming off and staying under the skin, but I've never seen it and I've pulled out thousands of ticks. If that ever happens, it won't take major surgery to scratch his head out.
After I get him out I kill him with a cigarette lighter or cut him in half with a pocket knife. They have a tough exoskeleton so you can't kill him with your fingers and they are hard to crush with anything else.
I used to worry about the dreaded diseases ticks carry, but not since my doctor told me they almost never happen from a tick that bit less than twenty-four hours ago. I usually don't let them stay in more than a day.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
fine tip tweezers close to the surface and pull. NEVER stress a tick, (ie, burn, cover, etc..)they vomit, everything they have is now in your skin, any disease they could be carrying. Been doing parasitology for years, not saying Im a pro but I work with one of the best
This is a valid removal technique for members of congress too.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
When I lived on my parents' place, in tick country, we used a product called Heptachlor. It was a granulated product, sold in 5 pound sacks, and was applied to the soil using a fertilizer spreader. Heptachlor WORKED! And then, some government pogue decided it was too dangerous and it was banned.
Another product that was banned is Dursban. It is about the best liquid insecticide ever made. Fortunately, I snagged a few bottles right after the ban. Dursban kicks butt!
Another product that was banned is Dursban. It is about the best liquid insecticide ever made. Fortunately, I snagged a few bottles right after the ban. Dursban kicks butt!
I finally used the last of my Dursban a couple of years ago. Haven't found a good replacement yet. The best so far is Spectracide "Once and Done", but to do the job, I have to mix it double strength.
Nothing worse than getting one off your *. It will itch for weeks.
LOL, I know from second hand.
My cousin lives a block from me. He went camping down in The Oak Bottoms and came home with one on his sack & one on the back of his leg a few inches below his cheeks.
He calls me one night about midnight flipping out about it. He got the tick out on his sack(I was helping if he hadn't[xx(]), but he couldn't get the one on his leg because he couldn't reach.
He came over and we proceeded with surgery. They had been on for a few days and I had a heck of a time getting the one out of his leg. Took me about an hour to get the body & head out. He kept the tick in a pill bottle in case he started showing signs of lime disease. Don't know what good it would have done him?