Found a tick crawling on me yesterday after cutting for about an hour. I guess your not safe in Nov. in Penna. Would have a pic but was driving when I found it. Almost as much fun as finding a bee in the cab.
Jack Wagon said:Found a tick crawling on me yesterday after cutting for about an hour. I guess your not safe in Nov. in Penna. Would have a pic but was driving when I found it. Almost as much fun as finding a bee in the cab.
Jack Wagon said:Found a tick crawling on me yesterday after cutting for about an hour. I guess your not safe in Nov. in Penna. Would have a pic but was driving when I found it. Almost as much fun as finding a bee in the cab.
I use an OTOM tick puller. 2 sizes are in a pack. They look like minature cat paw nail pullers. Simply slide under the tick, start slowly turning with slight up pressure and the whole tick comes right out. Gets the head and all everytime. WWW.OTOM.COM.Cave2k said:If they are imbedded use tweezers and pull SLOWLY on the thorax or hard body parts not the abdomen. It will be a slow tug of war but eventually the tick will tire and let go. Burning with matches or other hot items will only cause them to spit when they release which they mormally do but pulling slowly where they get tired supposedly gets them out with out spitting. Never had Lymes but have had friends that have used the above (and medically suggested) pulling method. They were treated for lymes but never deveoped any symptoms. Maybe it was the early/preventative treatment or the removal method or both. Once snow flies and sticks rabbits are common carriers. There may be wisdom in rabbit stew.??
I find the same here in NW Indiana. Where I grew up I rarely saw a tick. Now I seem to be surprised every March when the dog starts picking up ticks while the ground is still frozen, then surprised again in late October when all the other bugs are gone & suddenly the ticks are all over the place. Tough little buggers.mbcijim said:The high time for ticks in Pennsylvania is now and March. Period.
I just looked out the window, and there is a brigade marching North - enjoy the time you have left without them :grrr:snowleopard said:We don't have them in Alaska--yet.
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