Prepare for a Bad Summer for Ticks

wsj.com ^ | 4/24/2017 | Sumathi Reddy

[trisham]

My husband walked across the yard and back last week and found 8 ticks on his clothing, skin and in his hair. We now have tick and flea collars on our 3 dogs.

We’re in Massachusetts.

[Snowybear]

I try, the young ones are hard to catch though.

[Snowybear]

Get your yard treated. You have an infestation.

[Snowybear]

A friend of ours in Southern NH has Lyme. VERY nasty.

I haven’t had one in years and I’m in the woods all the time. Must be my blood type.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

We sprayed down all 14 or our dogs just yesterday. I’ve only seen one tick so far this spring on one dog, so that’s a good thing!

We’re in SW Wisconsin.

[VaRepublican]

It’s not time yet. wait for a little more consistent war temps and then beware.

[PraiseTheLord]

The Lone star tick carries a bacteria that can result in allergy to red meat. - - -
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I heard about that on PeoplesPharmacy. nasty. You don’t know you have that until waking up after a few hours, following a meal with meat, in very bad condition. to ER even

[Mamzelle]

😆🤣😆

[firebrand]

I got it once on Fire Island, where it is a real problem. A big red rash, and then when the white spot appeared in the center I knew what it was. Went to a Fire Island doctor and he treated me without even a blood test. It was so rampant out there he had seen it many times and had no doubts.

I don’t know whether it still is a big problem. The deer were totally fearless and walked right up to your deck.

[rdl6989]

Thanks for the ping. There is a campground near me that is usally infested with ticks in the summer. I’ll have to keep this in mind.

[bar sin·is·ter]

How insensitive of you.... its “chegroes” mkay?

[Titan Magroyne]

Holy crap, developing allergy to red meat, game & even milk from one tick bite? Sweetie, you gotta read this! And take extra care while working outside, wouldya?

[Eagles6]

I get the Sawyer on sale. Enough to do 2-3 pants and shirts for about $12.