Stosh Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Yep, we got all kinds of them wild cats up here. If ya know what I mean..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwaihir Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I spend a lot of my time as a youth in the woods and I never saw a tick until the 1980s. I don't know the facts, but I also never saw a deer until the 1980s and now they are a road hazard. Barry I'd wager when you were a youth, we used DDT and eradicated much of the disease borne pests which kept kids free from such diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwaihir Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Polio - vaccine - now. But in the 1940's an early 1950's there was no vaccine. Parents were scared to death. Kids died or were crippled for life. This virus - none. Aren't you being a little hard on parents? The only saving grace is that there was 75 known cases in the whole of the US over the course of 10 years. That's not a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 ....unless one of the 75 is one of your scouts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I've seen more ticks this year than ever in the past. My son and I were helping out on an Eagle project and found 10 ticks that hitched a ride -- including finding two in my car three days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwaihir Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 ....unless one of the 75 is one of your scouts... believe me, I agree. I said it's the only silver lining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwaihir Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 so using DoD recommended combination of Permethrin treated clothing and properly applied DEET, we made it through the weekend at Camp tick free. At a minimum, Perrmethrin treated boots and socks just makes sense, and every scout troop should both be aware of it, and utilize it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAHAWK Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Anyone mention dusting socks with dog flea powder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Instead of the dorky pants tucked into socks look, some say using flea/tick collars work as sock garters. I just go with cheap dorky so I don't know how well the collars work. Edited June 16, 2017 by Stosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krikkitbot Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Instead of the dorky pants tucked into socks look, some say using flea/tick collars work as sock garters. I just go with cheap dorky so I don't know how well the collars work. Hey, that was me! What makes you think flea/tick collars around one's ankles are not dorky as well? Since it's hard to prove a negative, we will never know for sure but I never had a tick as a youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 I live in a wooded area and haven't had a tick in years. Wife gets them, but she wears t-shirts and shorts. I prefer the dorky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle94-A1 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Careful with flea collars. I had a ton of friends use them in the 80s and 90s. Heck one friend wanted them in care packages when he was deployed. Unless you were allergic to whatever it is on them. I tried it, and I had major problems with blistering on my legs where the collars were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealOnWheels Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Interesting read... https://phc.amedd.army.mil/PHC%20Resource%20Library/PetFleaandTickCollarHazards_FS_18-009-1115.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberSchiff Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Thanks @@NealOnWheels, that is a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwazse Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Mrs. Q got me a tickpicker for Father's Day. The notion of me using my fingers, or a spork really annoyed her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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