Well just went on a nature trail hike with my 7 y/o and dog figuring it would be a nice day being cloudy and low 70s. Half way through he won't stop itching his ankles. Figured it was from walking through the tall grass along the trail rubbing against his ankles. Finally looked to see what the problem was and he was covered in seed ticks. Didn't even think about them since I haven't had a bad case of them in a while. Had to give him a motivational pep talk to keep him on task and to stop scratching. We powered through, alcohol wiped, showered everybody (including the dog) and are home safe and sound. My permethrin treated pants had tons of dead ticks and kept me relatively tick free. Definately a promoter of pretreating your clothes with the stuff. He didn't tell me till we were leaving that he saw a warning sign about ticks at the entrance. I missed it.
7 y/o just exp seed ticks
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When we first bought our property in NE. Ohio it hadn't been used in 5 years and was covered with high weeds and woods (11 acres). We ended up covered in brown dog ticks every time we went there to cut down the weeds andclean it up. We then found out about Insect Shield clothes that are soaked in permethrin and can be washed up to 70 times before you have to retreat them. They were a Godsend! In the past two years we have not found one tick on either of us. I bought the property to build a range for my airguns and pest hunt and now I can go there and use it all year without worrying about Lymes and other tick borne diseases.
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there is a road near me named SEED Tick road , have to admit i have never even driven down that road .
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After my bout with Lyme, I took your suggestion on the permethrin soaking and I ordered it. Been treating my pants and boots. Not seen a tick yet.
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May have stated this elsewhere but my brother in Southern Indiana got it. Did not think it was a problem. He sprayed his legs and feet mainly for chiggers but did not spray his upper body. He got real sick.
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Yeah mom had rocky mountain fever and took the doctors a while to figure it out. Symptoms are similar to covid. She had it in the winter which is weird as there is not much tick activity then. Guess it could have been dorment in her and popped after a sickness or weaked state.
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When I was a kid some 60something years ago my Grandpa used to take me hunting with him and said to never hunt rabbits before the first hard frost because of ticks on the rabbit with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. We now have the Lone Star Tick in Ohio which can give you the disease that makes you very sick if you eat beef. I don't remember having a big problem with ticks when I was a kid and I spent morning till dark in the woods all Summer.
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I was in central Kansas a week ago,... Fields were dry, and it was 104 degrees. Ticks jumping on us from everywhere! Our lab was the safest, because she gets a monthly flea/tick/heartworm pill. We were picking ticks off of us for the rest of the day.
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I don't have cats and my dogs seem fine. DDT was the reason we didn't have a bedbug problem then either. One of the few chemicals that kill them.
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