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<a href="../201 Even though I live in a very rural area, with lots of woods around, I've been lucky in previous years regarding ticks...this year, so far, 2 ticks removed on my cat (Advantage and Revolution for cats DO NOT kill ticks, only fleas). The other day I found a fully engorged tick on my living room floor...I groomed all 3 of my double-coated dogs. Didn't find any more, but did find a mark on one, which I assume is where the tick was. I do not use "preventative" flea meds on my dogs. They are groomed on a regular basis, and flea medication is only used IF fleas are discovered. I did, however find the coolest tool at the Vets. It's called a tick remover, and it's like a tiny, tiny crowbar....slide it in place under the tick, give a gentle twist, and it's OUT...very cool!!!! Maria Debert 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 “dog tick.” 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 > > > From: "duartess@ns.sympatico.ca" <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: Naturelist <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:56:31 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Ticks Now Throughout HRM > > 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. > > Gayle MacLean > Dartmouth > >
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