ticks
 

some of you may have dogs.... and here's the juicy tidbit...
viewed through a microscope at tenth power a tick is revealed to have a head shaped exactly the same as a wood screw.... so when they attach themselves to an animal or human they actually screw themselves in. So when removing them dont just yank them-> unscrew them and they come out even easier. As for fleas and or tick repellants i like to use either brewers yeast thats healthy for animals to lick....and or pyrthium flowers a natural insecticide. all the other stuff makes animals ill.