Ticks

[Raven]

was reading yesterday on how the ticks get these diseases in the first place (not just LYME disease)

and it was because they have already bitten white footed mice
who had the disease

they can crawl too maybe not to far but day by day they advance.

if it were my place i'd have chickens eating everything in site that crawls ....since it's Not ,,,,i will be spreading a tick preventative on the lawns because this will be a very wet season initially.

[NE-Stripes]

Pulled three off my dog on Thursday last year was the wost I can remember starting again thinking of trying advantix as frontline seemed to be ok at best.

[Fly Rod]

Ticks are active year round. Do not be fooled that they lay dormant in cold weather,they are just sluggish until they get into a warm area such as your vehicle and you turn the heat on. So if you are cross country skiing or snow shoeing best check your clothes.

There are two test for lyme disease, if you feel that you may be suffering from the disease demand from your doctor that you want the advanced test. There are other diseases that you can get from the deer tick.

[Fishpart]

Originally Posted by Raven

was reading yesterday on how the ticks get these diseases in the first place (not just LYME disease)

and it was because they have already bitten white footed mice
who had the disease

they can crawl too maybe not to far but day by day they advance.

if it were my place i'd have chickens eating everything in site that crawls ....since it's Not ,,,,i will be spreading a tick preventative on the lawns because this will be a very wet season initially.

One way to combat ticks is to put toilet paper tubes stuffed with cotton balls that have been doused with sevin dust along the woodline. The small rodents will take the cotton balls as bedding and the sevin will kill the ticks... Doesn't hurt he mice, but kills the disease vector..

[Fly Rod]

Was watching Mystery Diagnosis the other day and one of the shows was about Lyme Disease. She had seen three different doctors, ,the first two gave her the regular test and did not find the disease. After almost a year with problems the third doctor ran a bunch of test and could not find why she was in the condition that she was in. The doctor gave her the improved lyme test and bingo, had the diease all along.