Topband: Ticks

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 2019-07-16 12:33 PM, Dick Green WC1M wrote:
 > I live in an area prone to Lyme disease, but we've never seen a deer
 > tick here, only dog (wood) ticks.

You may not see a deer tick.  They are much smaller than the more common
dog tick - the deer tick is about the size of the period at the end of a
printed sentence.  Unfortunately, we have both even down here in Florida
and my wife has already experienced the "bullseye" rash.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2019-07-16 12:33 PM, Dick Green WC1M wrote:
> Note that Permethrin is deadly fatal to cats. I didn't know that until I read the label on the bottle, after which I threw it away (we're very fond of our cat.)
> 
> I wear knee-length gators, long pants, a long sleeve shirt and a hat when working outside, and always strip down and check my body for ticks when I go inside. Important to carefully check in your hair, as they like to crawl up there and hide.
> 
> I try to do most of my antenna work in the fall when it isn't so hot, but near as I can tell, ticks are present from when the snow melts to when it falls again.
> 
> I live in an area prone to Lyme disease, but we've never seen a deer tick here, only dog (wood) ticks. But that doesn't mean they aren't here. We have deer and mice on the property every day.
> 
> 73, Dick WC1M
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