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Didn't know where to post this so...

I went in the woods the other day with my dog and came home and found a wood tick on my neck. Then in the morning another one in my bed. Then one in my truck, then that night another in my bed. The one on the floor.

There was not one on the dog as far as I could find and he has been sprayed as well.

any advice?

is it possible they are coming in from outside. We have a garden and some big spruce trees.

it's getting really bothersome now.

I have lived in the woods in AB where the ticks are as well, but never saw anything like this before. It;'s just crazy.
Do they go away at any point or do ya have to wait for snow?
 
get some cedar boughs around the house, in the dog bed between the mattreses etc the cedar has a natural toxin/reppelnt for fleas, ticks and a couple of other creepy crawlers
 
They're coming in on you and the dog. Ticks usually peter out by the end of June. This is prime time right now for females looking for a blood meal for egg development - they're sitting high on the grass waiting for furry underbellies to run over top. Stay out of meadows this time of year, and off game trails if you want to minimise the contact.
Tuck your pants into your socks and give your legs from the knees down a good heavy spraying with repellant - they tend to not like the smell and drop back off.
If you want to find out how many are in the area before you get too far, here's an old scientific survey trick: take a piece of white flannelette sheet about 2.5 feet square and mount it on a 5 foot pole, like a flag. Sweep the area in front of you, just brushing over the tops of the grass and weeds. Check the flannel for ticks - if you count more than one or two, find another route :) If you count 30-50, RUN! :D
If you are travelling by group, get into the "monkey game" - look one another over for the little rascals crawling over your clothing and the back of the neck. Preferred location for ticks is back of the neck at the hair line, crotch, and belt line. They take a few hours usually to settle down to feed. Remove them by gently squeezing the head very close to the skin and pull slowly away - don't want to break the head off. Hang bush clothes outside overnight after being in the bush and shake them out well in the morning before bring them in.
You haven't lived until you've experienced the brown dog tick infestations of the Oneida and Muncie reserves near London... :D Man, my skin still crawls when I think back to those days...
 
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There were four cases of tick paralysis in our area this year. One child was going to be sent to a specialist to check for a brain tumor until his mother noticed the tick in the child's hair. Twenty-four hours after the tick was removed the symptoms disappeared. The tick excretes a toxin which causes the symptoms.
Contrary to popular myth the tick do not fall from trees, they crawl up on blades of grass or shrubs and assume what is called "the questing position". They patiently wait for any warm blooded animal to come by and they affix to the animal and instinctively crawl up. If no animal comes by they crawl back down and bury themselves in the dirt. They can do this for four years without feeding.
 
Another concern with ticks is that they can carry Lymes disease.

Not all ticks carry it, only in certain areas. You may want to find out if it is a problem in your area.

I know here in Ont. ticks can have it, and when you get Lymes disease it is serious business. Mostly because it goes undiagnosed, the longer it goes the worse you get.

A woman in my area got a tick in her neck while walking through the park and never followed up on it. She ended up in real bad shape and with permanent damage from this disease.

Ticks can be hard to see on you but often leave a red ring on your skin around where they burrow into you. After a walk in the grass or bush examine yourself closely.

In areas with Lymes disease carrying ticks if you find one in you, remove it and take it to your doctor to have it tested, especially if it has been in you for a while.
 
Chances are you are doomed.....probably best to sell all your guns on the EE quickly.......(remember, the cheaper the price, the faster they sell and the quicker you get your money)......
 
Lyme disease is not the only thing you can get from ticks in Ontario. They are common carriers of a family of simple bacteria called Rickettsia. Diseases in this family transmissible to man from ground ticks in Ontario are Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Q-Fever.
 
Went into the mountains in southern alberta for may long weekend. Went on a few trails, and found two ticks on me when I got back. One was crawling on my neck near my hair line (not embedded) and the second one I found a few hours later crawling around my waistline, probably heading south :s, but it also wasnt embedded. I found the second one by total fluke. Its better to be safe and do a thourough search after walking in the woods.
 
Thunder Bay area is infested with ticks this year . We're 40 miles from Minnisota and everyday on the Minnisota news they're talking about the ticks and diseases .
 
Ticks on the Vancouver Island, Someone told me that these ticks can't/don't carry the Lymes disease, is this true or false?
I've been bitten this year about 5weeks ago, nice one in the hair line back of neck, imbedded itself there rather well, didn't even notice at first, but I am experiencing some nasty stuff within currently for the last couple of weeks, can't explain why.
Have seen a Doc. Doc said to watch for a target like rash, but no sign of that, everything else he said to watch for seems to be happening though.
So I'm just curious as to wheather or not this persons statement is true or not?
Any takers?
 
there have been cases of lymme deseese in the Kamloops/Kelowna area from ticks. I dont know about the island, but I would still have one tested if you found it burried in your skin.
 
Its been a long long time since I have actually been in the woods *sigh* and I forgot about these little buggers.

Whats the best Defence? Just a good bug spray ?
 
kell2784 said:
They are tremendously bad here in Sask too. What makes this year so much worse than others? I don't remember these at all growing up? Is it a 25 year cycle thing?
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You getting a hot moist spring? Spring heat gets 'em going, and good grass gets 'em up on top of the stalks waving their little feets trying to hook a ride...:)
 
7mm-08 said:
I read that deet is suppose to work at keeping them at bay.
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When I was working with them years ago, we used to soak our pant legs from the knees down with repellent, cuffs tucked into socks, boots soaked with repellent, then a good heavy spray around the belt line, and around the back of the neck and side of the head. We typically wore a boonie style hat, and it got soaked inside and out. You won't keep them all off. As I said before, if you're with company get in the habit of checking one another over, especially around the collar.

They take several hours to settle in and bury their heads. Don't take your bush clothing into the house. Check yourself over carefully when you come in and get someone to check your hair out (assuming you have any...:). Check yourself again before going to bed.

Good news is that most of the ground ticks should be done by end of June. You'll still run into the odd deer tick after that, tho. (they're the ones you have to watch for Lyme).
 
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I picked one off the dog that I could have shot with a .22 today !!!!
Dad is here visiting so we went to regina beach we got out and walked acroos the grass to the lake, looked around and got back in the truck as we were just doing a quick trip around.

3 TICKS ON HIS FEET!!!!!

I am so sick of this.
If this keeps up, NO CAMPING THIS YEAR!!!
 
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