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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BB_01CD6A51.80C769A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Some more info on ticks. Don Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net Web address: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/ 071006083356.htm=20 =20 Ticks Don't Come Out In The Wash enlarge Adult deer tick, Ixodes scapularis. (Credit: Scott Bauer)ScienceDaily = (Oct. 11, 2007) =E2=80=94 Before venturing into tick-infested territory, = you used a topical repellent on exposed skin and outer clothing. When = you returned, you did a body check and threw your clothes in the wash. = But clean clothes may not be tick-free clothes.=20 When he found a live lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) on the = agitator of his washing machine, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) = entomologist John Carroll decided to find out how tough ticks are. So he = bagged up nymphs from two species=E2=80=94the lone star tick and the = deer tick, (Ixodes scapularis), the creature that transmits Lyme = disease=E2=80=94and put them in the washing machine.=20 Carroll used a combination of water temperature settings and detergent = types to wash the ticks. The majority of lone star ticks survived all = the water-detergent combinations with no obvious side effects. Most of = the deer ticks lived through the cold and warm water settings as well. = But when one type of detergent was used with a hot water setting, only = 25 percent of the deer ticks survived.=20 When it came time to dry, all the ticks of both species died after an = hour of tumbling around at high heat. But when the dryer was set to "no = heat," about one-third of the deer ticks and more than half of the lone = star ticks survived.=20 Carroll placed the ticks in mesh bags, which kept them from draining = away during the rinse cycle and perhaps increased their odds for = survival. However, ticks might also survive a sudsy interlude by = sheltering in the folds and crevices of a typical load of laundry. Some = tick species have been observed to survive hours of submersion in fresh = water. Both adult ticks and nymphs can transmit disease. Carroll=E2=80=99s = research reinforces recommendations by the U.S. Centers for Disease = Control and Prevention to wash and dry clothes at high temperatures = after spending time in areas known to harbor ticks. Share this story on Facebook, Twitter, and Google: Other social bookmarking and sharing tools: |=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Story Source: The above story is reprinted from materials provided by US Department = of Agriculture.=20 Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. For further = information, please contact the source cited above. ------=_NextPart_000_01BB_01CD6A51.80C769A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <STYLE>P { MARGIN: 0px } </STYLE> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19258"></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Some more info on ticks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Don</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Don MacNeill<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</A>= </DIV><BR> <TABLE border=3D0 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 width=3D"100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=3Dtop><IMG=20 src=3D"http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logo-print.gif" = width=3D275=20 height=3D90></TD> <TD vAlign=3Dcenter align=3Dleft><EM>Web=20 address:</EM><BR><STRONG> <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/">http://www.science= daily.com/releases/2007/10/</A><BR> 07100608= 3356.htm</STRONG></TD> <TD id=3Dprintbutton vAlign=3Dcenter = align=3Dright><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <H1>Ticks Don't Come Out In The Wash</H1> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px 20px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right"> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; = PADDING-TOP: 0px"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #999 1px solid; POSITION: absolute; BORDER-LEFT: = #999 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; FONT-STYLE: italic; MARGIN: 5px = auto; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; BACKGROUND: #fff; = FONT-SIZE: 11px; BORDER-TOP: #999 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #999 1px = solid; PADDING-TOP: 2px"><IMG=20 style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: -3px" alt=3D"" align=3Dmiddle=20 src=3D"http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/magnifier.png" width=3D12 = height=3D12><A=20 href=3D"http://images.sciencedaily.com/2007/10/071006083356-large.jpg"=20 rel=3Dthumbnail>enlarge</A></DIV></DIV><A=20 href=3D"http://images.sciencedaily.com/2007/10/071006083356-large.jpg"=20 rel=3Dthumbnail><IMG border=3D0 alt=3D""=20 src=3D"http://images.sciencedaily.com/2007/10/071006083356.jpg" = width=3D300=20 height=3D359></A><BR> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; = PADDING-TOP: 5px"=20 id=3Dcaption><EM>Adult deer tick, Ixodes scapularis. (Credit: Scott=20 Bauer)</EM></DIV></DIV> <P id=3Dfirst><SPAN class=3Ddate>ScienceDaily (Oct. 11, 2007)</SPAN> = =E2=80=94 Before=20 venturing into tick-infested territory, you used a topical repellent on = exposed=20 skin and outer clothing. When you returned, you did a body check and = threw your=20 clothes in the wash. But clean clothes may not be tick-free clothes. = </P> <P>When he found a live lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) on the = agitator of=20 his washing machine, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist = John=20 Carroll decided to find out how tough ticks are. So he bagged up nymphs = from two=20 species=E2=80=94the lone star tick and the deer tick, (Ixodes = scapularis), the creature=20 that transmits Lyme disease=E2=80=94and put them in the washing machine. = </P> <P>Carroll used a combination of water temperature settings and = detergent types=20 to wash the ticks. The majority of lone star ticks survived all the=20 water-detergent combinations with no obvious side effects. Most of the = deer=20 ticks lived through the cold and warm water settings as well. But when = one type=20 of detergent was used with a hot water setting, only 25 percent of the = deer=20 ticks survived. </P> <P>When it came time to dry, all the ticks of both species died after an = hour of=20 tumbling around at high heat. But when the dryer was set to "no heat," = about=20 one-third of the deer ticks and more than half of the lone star ticks = survived.=20 </P> <P>Carroll placed the ticks in mesh bags, which kept them from draining = away=20 during the rinse cycle and perhaps increased their odds for survival. = However,=20 ticks might also survive a sudsy interlude by sheltering in the folds = and=20 crevices of a typical load of laundry. Some tick species have been = observed to=20 survive hours of submersion in fresh water.</P> <P>Both adult ticks and nymphs can transmit disease. Carroll=E2=80=99s = research=20 reinforces recommendations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and=20 Prevention to wash and dry clothes at high temperatures after spending = time in=20 areas known to harbor ticks.</P> <DIV style=3D"PADDING-TOP: 5px"><EM>Share this story on = <STRONG>Facebook</STRONG>,=20 <STRONG>Twitter</STRONG>, and <STRONG>Google</STRONG>:</EM></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; WIDTH: 350px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; OVERFLOW: hidden; PADDING-TOP: 10px"=20 id=3Dsocial_networks_top> <DIV class=3D"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "></DIV></DIV> <P><EM>Other social bookmarking and sharing tools:</EM></P> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; LINE-HEIGHT: 25px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; = WIDTH: 350px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; OVERFLOW: hidden; PADDING-TOP: 5px"=20 id=3Dsocial_other_bottom> <DIV class=3D"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "><SPAN=20 class=3Daddthis_separator>|</SPAN> </DIV></DIV> <HR> <P><STRONG>Story Source:</STRONG></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P>The above story is reprinted from <A=20 href=3D"http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2007/071005.htm"=20 target=3D_blank>materials</A> provided by <A class=3Dblue=20 href=3D"http://www.usda.gov" target=3D_blank><STRONG><SPAN = id=3Dsource>US Department=20 of Agriculture</SPAN></STRONG></A>. </P> <P><EM>Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. For = further=20 information, please contact the source cited=20 above.</EM></P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01BB_01CD6A51.80C769A0--
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