Ticks

[Dad2FourWI]

Here is a tool that __really__ saves us!!!

It looks big in the pic, but it is like a very small crow bar... you slip it under the tick from the back, and slide towards the head, then twist (or spin) the handle.



 

It always removes the head - something that you do NOT want to leave in the skin!!

Each new year, we start up a jar and fill it a quarter full with Isopropyl alcohol. Then when we remove a tick from us, the dog, or cats... we just drop it in the jar and done... clean, no cutting, no burning - works a charm.

This batch is already from this year!!!! 



 

-Dad2FourWI

[clww]

Just came home from the woods and found four more on me: one arm, one leg, one belly button (the smallest seed tick variety), and the last one somewhere else....
I HATES TICKS!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

[luvmexfood]

Just came home from the woods and found four more on me: one arm, one leg, one belly button (the smallest seed tick variety), and the last one somewhere else....
I HATES TICKS!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Another one of those belly ticks. They must be bad this year. ;D

[4x4American]

D2FWI  I like that pry bar unit.  I use the tick key, it it always with me, stays on my keychain.  It does allright, but I can't always get the head with it, which leaves me picking with my knife or similar.  If I'm at home I just use tweezers.

[Just Me]

My wife and I walked back to the Pigeon River from the house and got 4 Morals and twelve ticks.

Someone posted something on here a while ago about a tick killer that the army uses on cloths and I thought I saved it in my favorites, but......

I was going to order some today but its not saved. Does anyone know off the top of their head what that stuff is called. It kills cats and stays on cloths through six washings. I don't have a cat.

Larry

[JohnW]

My wife and I walked back to the Pigeon River from the house and got 4 Morals and twelve ticks.

Someone posted something on here a while ago about a tick killer that the army uses on cloths and I thought I saved it in my favorites, but......

I was going to order some today but its not saved. Does anyone know off the top of their head what that stuff is called. It kills cats and stays on cloths through six washings. I don't have a cat.

Larry

Permethrin

[Just Me]

 It came today, ticks are going to die tonight!

[goose63]

Where do you get Permethrin at?"

[PineNut]

I got some from Walmart

[tractorman44]

I ended up in the hospital last fall for two days with a tick-borne illness.... Ehrlichiosis.  It really busted my rump.  The bad thing was it hit me hard while a thousand miles away on vacation and the little missus hadta drive all the way back with me crumpled up in the passenger seat.  I hate ticks too, but usually get a dozen or so dug in per season.

Ehrlichiosis - Mayo Clinic

[JohnW]

Where do you get Permethrin at?"

Around here, Bass Pro has it.  Duluth trading has it online.

[4x4American]

You can make your own easily!  Out of sawdust, vinegar, diesel fuel, goat urine, corona, grits, rattlesnake venom, tick turds, and fish goo. 

[John Mc]

Around here, Walmart has it, as do many farm supply stores.

Zorrel also makes a line of clothing that is pretreated with it - they do somethign to it, and it stays in the fabric through 70 washings (so they claim).  I ordered a T-shirt on sale from a former forum sponsor earlier this spring to try it out So far it appears to be working well - no mosquito bites, and no ticks.

[JohnW]

Surprising, it seems like this Zorrel stuff would be more widely known.

[Dad2FourWI]

Hmmmmmm, do I really want that against my skin???

Yes, I live through the 60's, 70's, 80's with all the DEET, etc...

I remember practically "bathing" in Deep Woods Off and Cutter when I was cutting pulp for Nekoosa Edwards back in the early 80's... and I have a ton of skin flags all around my neck to prove it....

I have to admit that this stuff sounds good but I am a bit more careful these days....

Just my .02  and I would love to hear what others think....

Thanks,
-Dad2FourWI

[John Mc]

I did a fair amount of research on Permethrin before I bought the shirts. In short, it's safer for most mammals (other than cats) than DEET. It's not readily absorbed through the skin. It rapidly breaks down on contact with your skin, which is why it's usually used on clothing, rather than sprayed right on a person. It significantly more effective against ticks than DEET. I figured I'd rather have something like that on my clothes than spray DEET on myself.

[Dad2FourWI]

John, thanks for the follow-up info!!!  ;D

That is sounding more interesting!

We are way out in the woods and ticks are just part of the daily routine... but I still HATE them!  :D :D

I tie my pant legs around the top of my boots every day... always an "eye raiser" when I run into town! ... but it is amazing at how much that helps to keep the little buggers at bay!!!

I will have to look into this a bit further... We do have three cats that have "adopted" us... so that might sway my decision too!  :( :(

Thanks,
-Dad2FourWI

[JohnW]

I will have to look into this a bit further... We do have three cats that have "adopted" us... so that might sway my decision too!  :( :(

Thanks,
-Dad2FourWI

Our cat hasn't noticed, but then I don't touch the critter either.

[4x4American]

Just read somewhere that a lint roller works well for plucking ticks off your clothes after a walk through the woods.

[John Mc]

Duct tape works well too. Also a good way to dispose of them after you remove them. Just fold the duct tape over, and toss it in the trash.

[jrose1970]

That is a really good trick about the duct tape. I think it is going to be a really bad year for them.
I pulled one off of our little 9 month old baby last night. My brother had lyme desease, and it is rough stuff.

[maple flats]

I haven't had any yet this year, but had several each year the last 4 summers. I check every day I'm out in the woods or even doing the lawn mowing. I had to go thru an antibiotic regimen 3 times in the past and that is h@!! if you get in the sun while on the drug. Hopefully I won't get any this season.

[JohnG28]

I have pulled 2 off my dog in the last week or so just from the yard. Still crawling, not embedded. I usually put them in a paper towel and crush them with knife handle then throw it away. Want t make sure they're dead! I hate ticks too!

[John Mc]

Those Zorrel T-shirts are back on sale for $18 each. If you just can;t bring yourself to buy fro a "former" sponsor, check amazon and search for "Zorrel Insect Shield". The cheapest I see there is $20, but if you have Amazon Prime, you get free shipping. (Amazon was not showing all sized available in all the colors when I last checked.) They also make long sleeved T-shirts and polo shirts, but these tings are expensive when they are not on sale, and so far I've only ever seen the short-sleeve Ts on sale.

I haven't found a forum sponsor who sells them. If anyone knows of one, please pass the word.  (Maybe we need some Forestry Forum T-shirts printed up on this stuff?)

John Mc

[John Vander]

I took one off my boy's arm last night. No idea where it came from. What's the best way to take 'em off without leaving the mouth parts still attached to the skin? Last night I used alcohol and put it on the tick. Don't know how effective that was. Advice please.