Ticks

[w6pea]

used to know a neighbor when i was a young kid who "helped" the "sick" squirrels
in the neighborhood!..he used a can of "gas",a pair of tweezers,and a lighted cigar!
he held the "sick" squirrel,and touched the 'hot" end of the stogie to the "blood sac"
of the tick to "work" it out of the squirrel.the tick would "back" out under the intense heat applied to the sac,
and then he would take the tweezers,and grab the tick,dropping it in the can of gas.after dropping say,2 dozen,or so,he would "touch" off the gas in the can,and roast 'em all!
we kids thought they smelled funny as they went up in flames! certainly a novel,but effective approach!..just sayin!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

I wonder if that would keep my neighbors cats off my porch and keep them from #@%^$^ in my wife's flower beds?

 

[jmaryt]

don't want to kill 'em!..just scare 'em away!..just sayin!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[jmaryt]

yup!..far far away!..we really didn't feel like goin' up like a ''roman candle!'
ehh heh! heh! heh! (lol!)

 

[BaDONK]

I work in a state forest and campground and also do most of my metal detecting in the woods. Permethrin is the only tic prevention I use. Follow the directions to the letter when applying to clothing. One treatment can last up to 42 days or six washings.

To remove tics from from our campers I use dawn dish soap. Just drop some of the liquid soap on the tic right from the bottle. Do not rub or touch the tic. Waite a few minutes and the tic backs out on its own.

Bad thing about that is that they vomit to release....They really need to be yanked out from behind the head. When entering they secrete a sort of glue to seal and stick them to you, they vomit to "release" this goo. Thats why they frown on the heat method as well. The infection comes from the stomach of the tick after the "regurgitation".

 

[osgood]

They are very bad this year in upstate NY, my 12 year old son had 4 stuck to him already in the last 2 weeks. We got them immediately and after today he is going to start wearing long pants and socks, when going out in the yard and fields. I am telling you from a personal experience i had about 2 weeks ago , the ticks can even hang out in the , ahem, mid line areas, really. Along with ice, and alcohol there, I had to use the smoke of a match, etc. That was freaky. And I use a lot of deep woods off. CO

 

[jmaryt]

yes they can "hang" in the "forbidden" zone!..they have a "fondness"
for tight ,moist places as you can attest to!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[jmaryt]

yes!..this is all true!..they can create problems in a very sensitive area!

(h.h.!)
j.t.