Whiskey. Git ‘em drunk, and they’ll come off easier.
Okay, serious. Use tweezers, and be sure to pull the heads. Disinfect each spot immediately afterward. I didn’t worry much about ‘em back in the Ozarks, long ago. There were too many of them for worrying about them.
A Canadian told me that she learned from someone in Banff, that you should put Vaseline on each tick. She said that ticks breathe through their backsides and that smothering them with Vaseline will make them back out.
Weird, eh? Try that. Wish I’d known that back in the Ozarks so long ago.
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Stay out of the brushy woods and tall grasses. Here in Tennessee we have seed ticks brought to this country by the Fish and Wildlife Service when they brought Canadian Elk into Land Between the Lakes to restock elk. The ticks spread to the native deer and they’re now all over the state and spreading out.
We used to enjoy our farm. Not any more. We spray deet heavily when we have to go out, and immediately shower and wash clothes when we come back inside. All the men in our family have had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. It’s truly horrible.
We thank Uncle Sam for the ticks. They’ve made a hell out of the south.
Check sporting goods at wal-mart around the camping stuff. Used to see some spray tick repellant in a green can. I cannot vouch for it as I never used it, but I’m sure the clerk can tell you if it works. May also find some in Garden Dept at Lowe’s or H/Depot around the bug killers, etc.
DEET works if you want the ticks to smell you coming a mile away.
rose geranium oil and lavender oil are easier on the nose and skin tho. Might try that.
recipe here:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5374472_make-own-natural-tick-repellent.html
We used to sprinkle sulfur powder from the garden center on our shoes, socks, and pants legs to keep ticks and chiggers off.
Try stabbing at them with an icepick.
If that doesn’t work, see tagline.
By the way, I notice you said the ticks were “ramped.” Are they riding trick bikes as if in preparation for the X-Games?
Get a toothpick and use it to dab a tiny bit of Super Glue on the tick.
Nuke them from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
BTW, we are gonna have a bad tick and flea season. The winter was on the warm side.
Spray on the lower legs where ticks usually try to attach
I got my first tick ever at my side near my waist after mowing my lawn which had gotten pretty long (due to the repair shop keeping my riding mower for over a month). I was able to pull it out without crushing it. It appeared to be dead and didn’t have any blood in it.
I got my first tick ever at my side near my waist after mowing my lawn which had gotten pretty long (due to the repair shop keeping my riding mower for over a month). I was able to pull it out without crushing it. It appeared to be dead and didn’t have any blood in it.
I’ve dealt with ticks for many years. Use permethrin spray on your outer garments and foot wear. I’ve used milspec stuff (yellow can/green top) and Sawyer’s. Google the Sawyer’s-it’s readily available.
For yard protection use a bifenthrin and/or a permethrin product. Both work on ticks (and most everyting else). I get mine from domyownpestcontrol.com. Get the generic stuff-much less expensive.
We used to always use a hot needle. The heat would back them out then made them accessible to remove without leaving their head in.
The mild winter in your part of the country has made a great environment for ticks and fleas...Whatever you do, you don't want them in your house. They bread thousands of eggs at a time.
I have heard putting Dawn liquid detergent on a cotton ball and holding it on the tick.
I almost laughed, Bellflower. I am up at this un-Godly hour researching flea control & here’s a post about it. No ticks here (fingers crossed!), but they’re mentioned everywhere I’ve looked. This site addresses essential oils
http://www.thewholedog.org/EOFleas.html
They don’t look expensive at all & do look easy to use *and safe*.
I’ve always gone all paranoid at the sight of a single tick & used the yard stuff from the vet in the past. Apparently the new (to me, anyway) thing is “insect growth regulator” if they come home with you or come in with wildlife.
Amazon (I think via Do It Yourself Pest Control) has the best prices I’ve found. Archer IGR is for the yard & Ultracide is for inside.
You can get essential oils at a health food store. (I’m going to go with the kind that are ingestible in case one of my fur kids decides it smells “good enough to eat”.
Best of luck. Reliable sources (a Sighthound breeder I am very familiar/ impressed with) & reviews are excellent.
An Arkansas country girl told me the best way is to put ice on them. When you take the ice off, it shocks them and they let go for a few seconds. Haven’t tried it yet, though.