[TowerTalk] Antenna/Tower work safety - Lyme Disease safety

[Ian White GM3SEK]

K8RI wrote:
>
>We're wandering  a bit, but you don't pull or dig out ticks except as a 
>last resort.  Pulling them usually removes the tail end only leaving 
>the head to cause problems.   Light a match, let it go out, then touch 
>the rear of the tick with the still hot, match head.  They'll back 
>right out in a hurry.    If you're one of the few who still smoke a 
>lit cigarette will work equally well.
>

Alcohol works too, as it causes the mouth parts to open. (This is true 
for all species.)


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek