The tick sticks I mentioned

Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 20:45:17 -0400
From: Gloria Schrader
Subject: Re. the tick sticks I mentioned ….

I had quite a few people email me about the tick sticks I mentioned when I asked for advice on guard donkeys.  Here’s the tick stick story:  While our home was being built, I used the Chatlist to ask people how to deal w/ the ticks.

Getting guinea hens was the number one piece of advice, but someone emailed me about making “tick sticks.”  They don’t keep ticks off you, but they are a handy way to get rid of them once they are on you!  We made some and carry them w/ us when we are in our pasture or in the woods.

Get some popsicle sticks (I use 2, back to back, to make a thicker stick).  Wrap duct tape around and around the sticks.  Fold over the end so you have your “start.”  Basically, you are making something like a lint roller.  When you see a tick on you, pull it off and stick it on the exposed portion of duct tape.  That’s what we do, anyway.  I guess you could actually use the exposed portion of the tape just like a line roller.  When you have a portion full of stuck-on-tight ticks, fold it over and unroll a new portion of tape.  That’s all there is to a “tick stick.”

G.S.

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