> deltamethrin-treated woodchip
Great, more insecticides :(
Now even in places we least expect them.
Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
111–120 of 180 posts
Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
At what cost to the larger ecosystem. They are the base of a larger food web. Many creatures rely on eating them
What are you talking about? That's absolutely not the case for ticks. And for mosquitos it's often doubtful at best, and false when it comes to disease carrying species as there are plenty of other species available.
This wasp seems quite specialized towards ticks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodiphagus_hookeri
Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#113Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's interesting about this study is that ticks were reduced by 50% with untreated woodchips (no pesticides!)
I mean, yeah. Ticks live in grasses not on the ground. If you walk on bare trail and don’t brush on grass or other plants your chance of a tick is much lower
They measured density, not the probability of getting one.
Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#114We have (had?) some ticks in our backyard and I came across these which I thought was a clever attack angle: tick tubes. Permethrin-soaked cotton balls in a tube, mice find them and build nests out of the freely available cotton, ticks that the mice have gathered while walking around die when they come back to the nest.
Then I am going to need some snakes to take care of the mice.
Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#115We have (had?) some ticks in our backyard and I came across these which I thought was a clever attack angle: tick tubes. Permethrin-soaked cotton balls in a tube, mice find them and build nests out of the freely available cotton, ticks that the mice have gathered while walking around die when they come back to the nest.
Then I am going to need some snakes to take care of the mice.
No jugement, but I'm seeing an up-tick in pro snake activities on this site!
Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#116Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't sweat?
I have a peculiar medical condition which is that I don't sweat... because I had suffered what I would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the Falkland's War.
Perhaps a nice relaxing week at my private Caribbean island will help cure you?
Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
Linen clothes are awesome. Long trousers and long sleeves and almost as cool as short sleeves and shorts in shade, and cooler in direct sun.
Tell me your linen ironing tricks. I have a linen shirt that I dread wearing because of the effort that goes into getting it wrinkle free after every wash.
You want the wrinkles to be conspicuous. It lets everyone know you can afford linen.
Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
At what cost to the larger ecosystem. They are the base of a larger food web. Many creatures rely on eating them
What are you talking about? That's absolutely not the case for ticks. And for mosquitos it's often doubtful at best, and false when it comes to disease carrying species as there are plenty of other species available.
Many birds feed on ticks. Some beetles and amphibians as well.
Re: Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada
#120Really the best is to check for ticks and weird bruises with a partner every so often.
Got Lyme disease from a tick years ago and it was very visible -> a spreading red bruise with a white middle (it get bigger and looks like it's not healing) When spotted some antibiotics did their jobs in two weeks if I remember correctly. I should check the other diseases' visual clues too.