Ticks
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From: billymac
21-Mar-21
Cleaning up in the backyard yesterday already found two ticks on me big ones just a heads up,HATE'EM
From: soapdish
21-Mar-21
Yes they do suck. We're finding out that a lot of people are misdiagnosed with ailments when to find out that they have lyme disease. Lyme mimicks a lot of other auto immune diseases like Lupus. My wife and kids are seeing a lyme disease doctor and they are starting to feel better. The drawback is insurance doesn't cover it.
From: Rackem
21-Mar-21
Good luck Soapdish.
From: Big Dog
21-Mar-21
advanced Lyme Dis. is bad; can be totally debilitating in certain people.
From: soapdish
21-Mar-21
Ty
From: BBB
21-Mar-21
My 12 year old grandson is having a real big problem, but it's twice as worse as ticks. It's tiktoc!! :>)
From: Notme
21-Mar-21
Good Luck Soap!! One would figure there would be money to be had by the ins.co to cover it by now
From: Big Dog
25-Mar-21
Ticks are bad now
From: Rip&zip2285
22-Apr-21
Be careful guys went for a scout Litchfield county and was only in woods for about a hour. When I got home and changed I had 5 ticks already embedded in me never have I Had that many In me once. Stay safe.
From: BBB
22-Apr-21
Damn, 5 ticks biting on you!! I've never been bitten in 52 years of being the woods for turkey, upland game, deer, hiking and scouting. ( won't mention my excursions to woods in high school and college :>)
From: deerstalker
23-Apr-21
Ticks seem active and plenty of them, got one on me from working in the yard, wife got one also. Friend doing some yard work had two on him.
From: spike78
24-Apr-21
Go check out Elimatick clothing. I bought some last year and will be trying it out next week for turkeys but it gets 5 star reviews. It cost me $125 for shirt, pants, and socks not too bad and well worth it if it keeps ticks off me.
From: BBB
26-Apr-21
My daughter took her dog for walk at a small park near her house in Plainville and called me last night to say her dog was covered with ticks, even with his flea and tick collar.
From: Big Dog
30-Apr-21
Spike, Have you tested the Elimatick duds? What's your take?
From: spike78
30-Apr-21
Just used them on Monday for turkey hunting and no ticks. I scouted same spot before without the tick clothes on and got a tick on me. The real test will be tomorrow as I am going to a spot loaded with ticks. I will update tomorrow.
From: Big Dog
30-Apr-21
Don't forget insect repellent on your skin; I found ticks trout fishing. Needed a brandy to calm my nerves.LOL Did some brandy shots with beer chasers in deer camp years ago. . Some old time N. Maine deer hunters introduced me to that combination and in front of the fire place on an empty stomach it's quite "relaxing".( My smooth segue from ticks to a deer related topic !)
From: spike78
01-May-21
Big Dog I tried them out today only hitch was it was damn cold so I wore a pair of pants over the tick pants as they are light fabric. I did see two ticks on my non treated pants but they were totally sluggish like they were dying. Once it warms up I will be able to do a real test.
From: N8tureBoy
01-May-21
Bog Dog - I think I will try the brandy and beer chaser trick tonight... If I want to repel ticks for 3 days, do I drink 3 of each?
From: Big Dog
02-May-21
N8, you'll repel ticks and attract chicks some of whom will be more trouble than ticks !!
From: spike78
17-May-21
Forgot to reply to this again. Wore my tick clothes the other day turkey hunting and zero ticks.
From: nehunter
17-May-21
I never see ticks, permethrin spray every two weeks. I don't even take a chance without the spray.
From: Woodsnut
25-May-21
I got Lyme years ago - down for a week with body aches and fever. Wear bug spray in woods always now
From: Woodsnut
25-May-21
I got Lyme years ago - down for a week with body aches and fever. Wear bug spray in woods always now
From: BBB
26-May-21
I just spray with 3% permethrin at the beginning of the year, seems to work ok, but I know some places are loaded with ticks while others have very few. I hate them!!
From: Rackem
13-Jun-21
I just got my Elimatick pants and shirt in the mail yesterday. I will put them to the test tomorrow. Last year my area wasn't bad. This year there seems to be a lot.
From: Blood
13-Jun-21
It’s on his pinky knuckle. You might not see it on Bowsite because the site degrades the quality.
It’s on his pinky knuckle. You might not see it on Bowsite because the site degrades the quality.
My son and I found the smallest tick I’ve ever seen today. It was crawling on his hand I had to take a picture of it on my phone and then blow it up to see it clearly. Yup. Nasty little buggers.
From: Big Dog
14-Jun-21
No wonder mice are a vector.
From: Rackem
14-Jun-21
wow
From: Dr. Williams
14-Jun-21
That is a nymphal blacklegged/deer tick. They are active through till July, are very small, and as a result, are the most problematic in terms of pathogen transfer. Mice are the reservoir for the pathogens (pathogens infect and reside in the mice) and ticks then feed upon the mice and get infected themselves and/or infect previously uninfected mice. The ticks then vector the pathogens to us, our families, and our pets. Once that nymph gets a successful bloodmeal, it will fall off, molt, and become an adult that will seek a host this fall.
From: Big Dog
14-Jun-21
Dr. W., appreciate the explanation .
From: BBB
14-Jun-21
Just returned from Maine and the groundskeeper on the golf course next to our inn said that when he completes with morning work the bottoms of both pant legs are covered in ticks. Said he never saw so many as this year.
Doc, so the infectious part of the tick comes from the mice? I'm bit confused by your explanation above as to where the infection starts?
From: Wild Bill
14-Jun-21
bbb,
Sounds to me he said that the pathogens are found in both and they exchange it whenever an infected tick feeds on an uninfected mouse or an uninfected tick feeds on an infected mouse.
From: SixLomaz
16-Jun-21
SixLomaz's Link
No vaccine and no cure. The deadly Powassan virus is here in CT. Made in Canada. Good luck.
"(WFSB) – The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday that two residents have tested positive for Powassan virus infection.
These are the first two cases of POWV identified in the state in 2021.
The virus is spread to people through the bite of an infected tick black-legged or “deer” tick. DPH says it takes one week to one month after the bite of an infected tick to develop symptoms."
From: Big Dog
16-Jun-21
Six, I just read up on it and it's a seemingly bad one. Would value Dr. W's take on it.
From: Dr. Williams
16-Jun-21
It is bad. Unlike the pathogens that give you Lyme disease, babesia, and anaplasma that take 24-36 hours of feeding for them to pass on to you, the Powassan virus is found in the tick's mouthparts (as opposed to the midgut), and as a result, can be transmitted to people in 15 minutes of feeding. Fortunately, our state surveillance efforts are turning up that less than 1% of adult female blacklegged (deer) ticks are infected with Powassan. It is very rare and as a result, difficult to study. But it seems it is just a numbers game. If you get bitten by 200 ticks, 1 maybe infected with Powassan... Do tick checks and spray your clothes with permethrin.
From: Rackem
19-Jun-21
I wore the Elimatick pants and shirt twice in the last week in the woods. I didn't find one tick on me. So far so good.
From: Notme
19-Jun-21
So if I buy that out fit my girl would go away...lol
From: Rackem
21-Jun-21
too funny Notme!
From: spike78
21-Jun-21
Yeah that outfit is so drenched in Permethrin you can easily smell and feel it on your skin worth it though!
From: Big Dog
21-Jun-21
I wonder if you absorb a little Permethrin from this type of clothing if you have no tee shirt and are heavily perspiring or caught in the rain. Just sayin'
From: BBB
21-Jun-21
For some reason I had to re-register to respond to this thread?
I would never put something on that you could feel and smell the chemical,....one for my safety, and a distance second is if I can smell it, the deer will also smell it.
From: spike78
21-Jun-21
Bob it’s no different then spraying your own clothes I believe.
From: nehunter
21-Jun-21
Thermacell's burns Permethrin on the pads. Inhaling the smoke probably isn't to healthy.
From: Rackem
21-Jun-21
My clothing doesn't stink of Permethrin. I wear shorts and a t-shirt underneath to be safe. I had no problem sneaking up to this deer wearing them this morning.
From: BBB
22-Jun-21
I was responding to Spike's comment about how the clothes were drenched in the permethrin. And I diluted it to a 3% mixture, hang the clothes outside for days, and use that for the entire season. And you're correct about being able to get close to deer with the correct wind direction.
From: Big Dog
22-Jun-21
Sunlight can kill ya too. I firmly believe death is a definite health hazard, lol
From: Notme
22-Jun-21
If that dont beat all BD...see ya on the flip side...lol
From: Rackem
22-Jun-21
All good BBB.
From: BBB
22-Jun-21
I want a monument erected for me BEFORE I die. Why do it when only notme can enjoy it?
From: Big Dog
22-Jun-21
Notme, that's where all debts are paid and all questions are answered. No mood music necessary, lol.
From: Wild Bill
22-Jun-21
Allethrin, naturally found in chrysanthemum flowers, not permethrin is on a Thermacell pad.
https://wildernessinstinct.com/is-thermacell-safe-to-breathe/
From: nehunter
22-Jun-21
Permethrin does not tend to vaporize under heat to create a zone of protection around the area. That's why Thermacell uses allethrin rather then permethrin.
WB, I bought after market pads, and they contained Permitherin. I can't find the wrapper that stated it was Permitherin.
Sorry for not getting my post 100% correct.
From: Notme
23-Jun-21
Notme's Link
https://youtu.be/RVMvART9kb8
From: BBB
23-Jun-21
I think I gotta start spraying my golf clothes for ticks the way I've been hitting the ball lately :>( And I started this year shooting the 30's!! What a game!!
From: Big Dog
24-Jun-21
Notme, composing music for decomposition ? lol
From: Notme
24-Jun-21
Notme's Link
https://youtu.be/JXTzr358o_0
From: Big Dog
28-Jun-21
Notme, I watched the vid and am now convinced it's a smoke screen for your love of classical music, lol. Do they wear black for the same reason as Johnny Cash ? There can be no logic in heavy metal dreams . At least C+W has its honky tonks, trains and women he done wrong. Heavy metal is an occult purgatory , a type of journey to the other side of our brain. Don't tell anyone but I kind of enjoyed it !
From: Notme
28-Jun-21
Notme's Link
https://youtu.be/s9PQ7qPkluM
You got me pegged bud...lol
From: BBB
28-Jun-21
Now I'm really worried about you Notme!!
From: Notme
29-Jun-21
Notme's Link
https://youtu.be/UNEDa3Hqnic
BD,it's all the same..different genere of metal evoke different emotions..rage, RAGE and RAAAAGE against the system ...minus the trains..lol
BBB,My neighbor says he can't figure me out..I leave in the morning blasting metal..return with npr and drink beer to opera..perplexing dycodamie..lol
From: Big Dog
29-Jun-21
eclectic taste in music and women......nothing wrong with that. I dunno about NPR though, lol
From: Big Dog
01-Jul-21
Anyone heard that great C+W song where the guy croons to his gal, "I want to check you for ticks"?
From: Notme
01-Jul-21
Notme's Link
https://youtu.be/3tiPndMqxLQ
Here ya go
From: spike78
02-Jul-21
That’s how Notme tricks all his women ha
From: BBB
02-Jul-21
Notme - you gotta keep 'em guessing, and you my friend are a pro at it.
