wx2fish Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I've had good luck spraying clothes with permethrin. Sawyers is the most readily available. Doesnt smell once its dry and keeps ticks off pretty well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: I spray myself with deet when I'm in the woods, me and my y brother took his dog for a walk on an old abandoned golf course and he had 11 on him. I didnt have any probably due to the spray. Yes, They don't like deet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I have a customer of mine that i sell packaging too that has an all natural tic & flea spray that's very effective for humans and pet safe too, Tractor supply carries it up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I just avoid areas where most ticks are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Just now, Baroclinic Zone said: I just avoid areas where most ticks are. Not possible up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, dryslot said: I have a customer of mine that i sell packaging too that has an all natural tic & flea spray that's very effective for humans and pet safe too, Tractor supply carries it up here Essential oils can be a problem for some pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 5 hours ago, DotRat_Wx said: Can see the new UHI SW of Logan pretty well on that I see the same in downtown Boston where the temps are like two cooler there usually. Both have more reddish anomalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I just avoid areas where most ticks are. I'd have to stay in my house all day to do that here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Can't believe I missed this. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 On 11/25/2019 at 6:33 PM, dryslot said: Not possible up here. On 11/25/2019 at 9:23 PM, DavisStraight said: I'd have to stay in my house all day to do that here. Where do you live? In a field/woods? I don't live in an urban, barren landscape either and can avoid 99% of ticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Just now, Baroclinic Zone said: Where do you live? In a field/woods? I don't live in an urban, barren landscape either and can avoid 99% of ticks. I have to spray the yard every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, dryslot said: I have to spray the yard every year. Yea me too surrounded by woods and lots and lots of deer, coyote and other varmits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Just now, Ginx snewx said: Yea me too surrounded by woods and lots and lots of deer, coyote and other varmits Mice are a big carrier of tics and we had a bumper crop last year, Not as bad this season though but with the daycare, The kids would have them on them all the time until i started spraying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I'm surrounded by woods too. We have Deer, coyotes, rabbits, mice, fisher cats, foxes, turkeys, moles. Just about every small mammal known to live in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, dryslot said: Mice are a big carrier of tics and we had a bumper crop last year, Not as bad this season though but with the daycare, The kids would have them on them all the time until i started spraying. What do you use that's considered kid safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Just now, Baroclinic Zone said: I'm surrounded by woods too. We have Deer, coyotes, rabbits, mice, fisher cats, foxes, turkeys, moles. Just about every small mammal known to live in the area. they are everywhere up here - we get them just walking around the yard / grass / garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, tunafish said: What do you use that's considered kid safe? I have to find it, I apply it early in the season when my wife is on vacation so it has a week to work into the soil, It hooks up to the garden hose, Found it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 No more flavored tobacco products in MA. https://www.wcvb.com/article/gov-charlie-baker-to-lift-temporary-ban-on-sale-of-vaping-products-earlier-than-expected/30018721 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 go nanny state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Wow radarscope showing a storm moving at 67kts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 We just went from a few drops to +RA in about 30 seconds. Wasn't expecting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Where do you live? In a field/woods? I don't live in an urban, barren landscape either and can avoid 99% of ticks. I'm surrounded by 200 acres of woods, I usually treat my yard but still get a tick or two every year. I've gotten one on every part of my body, got one on my ass last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 The dog has had a couple but I’ve been surprised not find any on me. I actually think our wildlife marauding cat keeps the rodent population in check around the house to the point that ticks are suppressed somewhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, DavisStraight said: I'm surrounded by 200 acres of woods, I usually treat my yard but still get a tick or two every year. I've gotten one on every part of my body, got one on my ass last year. I got one a few weeks ago on somewhere I won’t mention.... yeah there. I had to go to the doctor to have it removed. Incredibly painful and embarrassing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 minute ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I got one a few weeks ago on somewhere I won’t mention.... yeah there. I had to go to the doctor to have it removed. Incredibly painful and embarrassing. A buddy of mine had a couple in the lets just say the groin area before..............lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I got one a few weeks ago on somewhere I won’t mention.... yeah there. I had to go to the doctor to have it removed. Incredibly painful and embarrassing. COC? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I got one a few weeks ago on somewhere I won’t mention.... yeah there. I had to go to the doctor to have it removed. Incredibly painful and embarrassing. 16 minutes ago, dendrite said: COC? Really could have been just about anywhere on him, since he’s one big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 19 hours ago, dryslot said: Mice are a big carrier of tics and we had a bumper crop last year, Not as bad this season though but with the daycare, The kids would have them on them all the time until i started spraying. Last year I read about a way to control ticks in a yard without spray. It involves adding permethrin to cotton (or dryer lint -cheaper and just as effective) and cramming the stuff into cardboard rolls - TP centers work fine, paper towel cores should be cut in 2-3 pieces. The devices are then placed at about 10-foot intervals around the lawn/yard, preferably sheltered by a piece of bark/wood, etc. so the rain doesn't ruin them. Mice and voles love that stuff and carry it back to build their nests, where the permethrin cleans the little rodents of all ticks. (Of course, if your yard covers an acre, you'd need about 100 of the things.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 12 hours ago, dryslot said: A buddy of mine had a couple in the lets just say the groin area before..............lol I had a perilously close encounter. Not the mouth I wanted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 34 minutes ago, tamarack said: Last year I read about a way to control ticks in a yard without spray. It involves adding permethrin to cotton (or dryer lint -cheaper and just as effective) and cramming the stuff into cardboard rolls - TP centers work fine, paper towel cores should be cut in 2-3 pieces. The devices are then placed at about 10-foot intervals around the lawn/yard, preferably sheltered by a piece of bark/wood, etc. so the rain doesn't ruin them. Mice and voles love that stuff and carry it back to build their nests, where the permethrin cleans the little rodents of all ticks. (Of course, if your yard covers an acre, you'd need about 100 of the things.) Only problem is if you have cats that stuff is deadly to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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