Mike in FL
50 Cal.
I've not seen a tic or chigger since I moved to FL 8 years ago. But FL is not a woodsman's paradise. I pour a bucket of ticks on my head if I could go back to the mountains.
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Permethrin on clothing and gear is superb! I have a number of Buzz-off clothing (now known as Insect-Shield) that are impregnated with it and used them extensively when I was a fly-fishing instructor and guide. They work wonderfully well. Do not spray it on you or you will have a bad reaction, but in your clothing and gear it works great!
ADK Bigfoot
54 Cal.
Just returned from a three-day event in Northern Maine. Ticks everywhere. Also black flies and mosquitoes. I sprayed my pant legs, shoes, wrist cuffs, and the hem of my Rendezvous long shirt with Permethrin. Found ten ticks on me, two attached, one of which had to be cut out near my right armpit. He had apparently been there a while. Worst insect year I can ever remember.
ADK Bigfoot
ADK Bigfoot
I've been using martins permethrin 10% concentrate for years. I buy the liquid, mix it up in a bucket and dip all my camping and hunting and yard clothes, then hang them to dry. Something about the drying makes it bind to the fabric. After that I rinse in clean water to get the excess out. They're good for a few months or a few light washes. I spray the leftovers around the foundation of the house, keeps the crawlies away.
Visit the panhandle, it's not the mountains, but it can be wild. I saw bears crossing the woods roads, so I imagine there is all types of wildlife. FL is big.
Bald Mountain Man
32 Cal
We see ticks a lot while at our winter place in Northern Florida.... almost as much as at our Pennsylvania place.
I absolutely hate ticks & the diseases they carry! My wife & I have both.(years ago) been diagnosed with Lyme disease & had serious complications from it.
We're also worrying about & monitoring our beagle. He's been sick for more than a week now. We took him to the vet Saturday & blood tests showed him positive for Lyme & Anaplasmosis. He's being treated with doxycycline. He is in pain, quivers & barely walks. We're hoping & praying that he recovers.
Are we done with discussion of bug repellent, especially for ticks? Seems a lot of comments are creeping in that are off topic.
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Mike in FL
50 Cal.
My prayer already lifted. I never sat that lightly. A dog can get into our hearts so easily. Because I'm old, I've lost no few and each time it's an unforgettable trial. BTW, I dearly love beagles. Very loving and gentle. A child's true friend.
smoothshooter
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Seems to me like some of you guys are making an awfully big deal over a tick bite.
Tick removal tools? Really? You would think we were talking about snake or black widow spider bites.
I have had thousands of tick bites over the years as have many of my friends. A couple of times I have had thousands of them on me at once ( thankfully, i was able to scrape most of them off of my clothes with a knife blade before they bit me ).
I still get a few bites once in a while, and when I find them I simply yank them out with my fingers and get on with my business. No big deal.
Mike in FL
50 Cal.
Yep, you sir are a woodsman. They didn't have specialized tools and repellent or diesel fuel "back when" but they sure had ticks. One thing I'd add is get someone to look you over at the end of the day. Some places on ourselves we can't see.
David LaPell
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Something I started a couple years back, first on my dog and then on me. Go to the local pharmacy and get a bottle of peppermint oil. Take that, add 20 drops of it to about 8 ounces of water in a spray bottle, shake it up and spray it on. It works better than anything else I've ever used on them. I tested it a couple times on ticks, once or twice it kills them outright but it really messes them up, makes them walk around in circles, etc.
smoothshooter
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Don’t get me wrong. If I know in advance I am headed someplace where there are more than a few ticks, I will use some kind of repellent or killer on my clothes.
Some of the places where I got the most I was unaware of the situation in advance and made no preparation. By the time I realized there was a problem, I already had them crawling all over the lower half of my body. When getting out of the area in a hurry I of course had to go right back through the same area I picked them up in the first place.
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Mike in FL
50 Cal.
I surely do hate 'em.
Brokennock
Cannon
Is it the so called "bite" we are making too big of a deal about for your manliness? Or the nasty diseases that can come from one?
Especially one tiny little pin head size tick that went undiscovered?
I pull them off and dab a little rubbing alcohol where it was.
Nit Wit
Nit Wit
I heard a joke years ago about a guy's buddy noticed he was wearing panty hose. He asked him when he started wearing them, and he replied "ever since my wife found them in my truck."
Actually, scabies treatment involves an ointment of 5% permethrin cream, so it won't kill you.
I never was all that concerned about them, either, until all the diseases started popping up. My father in law almost died from anaplasmosis a few years back. I was having problems with my shoulder and had blood tests run thinking it could be Lymes. Guess what? Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Yep, had it. At least the antibodies for it. Never had symptoms.
I'm a firm believer in Permethrin now.
The comments about Sulphur jogged my memory. My great uncle that I hunted with as a kid always used it. I may have some around here somewhere.
I'm a firm believer in Permethrin now.
The comments about Sulphur jogged my memory. My great uncle that I hunted with as a kid always used it. I may have some around here somewhere.
Harry Marinakis
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If I go bushwhacking on my land, I'll return home with 30 ticks on my clothes.
If I spray down with DEET before the walk, I'll have 0 ticks.
If I spray down with DEET before the walk, I'll have 0 ticks.
