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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail=_F2646438-4CDE-45A8-818A-F12BF945CB5C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 To kill ticks, it is only necessary to put them into water with a bit of = detergent (or even just soap). When thus wetted, the tick sinks to the = bottom of the jar and drowns. No need to use inflammable substances. = When I was growing up, people used kerosene; but that is unnecessary, = and simply introduces a household hazard. Ticks are favoured by warm winters, and by the presence of hosts such as = Canis familiaris, the domestic dog. Cats also get ticks, including the = =93dog tick.=94 Pet owners can never intercept all the ticks that their = pets carry. Deer are prime hosts. They are bug, juicey, and move around. The deer = population increases often with human population (believe it or not), = because hunters cannot get at deer in residential areas, and the natural = predators are gone. Deer thrive on a diet of decorative plantings. An alternative host for the deer tick is the deer mouse and the = white-footed mouse (both Genus Peromyscus). These cute rodent loves to = invade houses, or live around the decorative plantings. The mice are = extremely abundant, and difficult to eliminate. On 12 Jun 2012, at 11:15 AM, Paul MacDonald wrote: > Interesting Gayle > I spend a lot of time in backwoods Nova Scotia > and have ceased to be concerned about them and go where I please. > Very rare for me to get one on me unless I go to town. > Guess the ticks have population statistics figured out - LOL > Enjoy the spring > Paul >=20 >=20 > From: "duartess@ns.sympatico.ca" <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: Naturelist <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20 > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:56:31 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Ticks Now Throughout HRM >=20 > This may not be news to some but it was to me, as I thought that ticks = were just in a few contained areas But now after finding an engorged = tick on my English Springer Spaniel, 'Dash' and she has not been = anywhere outside the Halifax/Dartmouth area. Pulled it out & killed it = in rubbing alcohol. The vet's office informed me they are now everywhere = thruout HRM and really bad. Ugh! And no, they are no longer sending them = off to be ID'd.=20 >=20 > Gayle MacLean > Dartmouth >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_F2646438-4CDE-45A8-818A-F12BF945CB5C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">To = kill ticks, it is only necessary to put them into water with a bit of = detergent (or even just soap). When thus wetted, the tick sinks to = the bottom of the jar and drowns. No need to use inflammable = substances. When I was growing up, people used kerosene; but that = is unnecessary, and simply introduces a household = hazard.<div><br></div><div>Ticks are favoured by warm winters, and by = the presence of hosts such as <i>Canis familiaris</i>, the domestic dog. = Cats also get ticks, including the =93dog tick.=94 Pet = owners can never intercept all the ticks that their pets = carry.</div><div><br></div><div>Deer are prime hosts. They are = bug, juicey, and move around. The deer population increases often = with human population (believe it or not), because hunters cannot get at = deer in residential areas, and the natural predators are gone. = Deer thrive on a diet of decorative = plantings.</div><div><br></div><div>An alternative host for the deer = tick is the deer mouse and the white-footed mouse (both Genus = <i>Peromyscus</i>). These cute rodent loves to invade houses, or = live around the decorative plantings. The mice are extremely = abundant, and difficult to = eliminate.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 12 Jun 2012, at = 11:15 AM, Paul MacDonald wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div = style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, = new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Interesting = Gayle</span></div><div><span>I spend a lot of time in backwoods Nova = Scotia</span></div><div><span>and have ceased to be concerned about them = and go where I please.</span></div><div><span>Very rare for me to get = one on me unless I go to town.</span></div><div><span>Guess the ticks = have population statistics figured out - = LOL</span></div><div><span>Enjoy the = spring</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><span><br></span></div= ><div><br></div> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new = roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div = dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span = style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "<a = href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</a>" = <<a = href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</a>><= br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Naturelist = <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> = <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, = June 12, 2012 10:56:31 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: = bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Ticks Now Throughout HRM<br> = </font> </div> <br>This may not be news to some but it was to me, as I = thought that ticks were just in a few contained areas But now after = finding an engorged tick on my English Springer Spaniel, 'Dash' and she = has not been anywhere outside the Halifax/Dartmouth area. Pulled it out = & killed it in rubbing alcohol. The vet's office informed me they = are now everywhere thruout HRM and really bad. Ugh! And no, they are no = longer sending them off to be ID'd. <br><br>Gayle = MacLean<br>Dartmouth<br><br><br> </div> </div> = </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_F2646438-4CDE-45A8-818A-F12BF945CB5C--