Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 18:26:08 GMT
From: Snowflake
Subject: Those pesky ticks
I am writing after reading about “tick sticks”. One other method of slowing the little suckers down is to wrap duct tape inside out around the ankles. I have read that in California they drag white, light weight fabric down the foot paths to collect the ticks and then burn the fabric.
I use sevin dust around the perimeter of the house and on my paths throughout the yard. I also spray a deet bug spray on my shoes and clothes. Also, eat more garlic!
The sucking bugs are rampant this year along with the chiggers-flowers of sulphur (available at most drug stores-just ask the pharmacist if you don’t see it) or kerosene sprinkled around the cuffs of pants and sleeves is a helpful deterrent. Chiggers are soft bodied and can be squashed, but they always seem to find the most tender close spots around the waist or panty line.
Happy scratching!
Snowflake
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