Static electricity attracts ticks to hosts
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Static electricity attracts ticks to hosts
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#2Does this mean generating a specific electrostatic field could repel ticks?
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#3Does this mean generating a specific electrostatic field could repel ticks?
Or guide them into traps?
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#4Man I’m so glad I live somewhere with few if any ticks. They sound horrible from everything I’ve read.
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#5That's interesting, and a bit surprising. Peak tick activity in the US coincides with outdoor activity in times and places where you're doing a lot of sweating, and are more or less at equipotential with the ground. I suppose they could be attracted first to dry clothing, then to skin nearby, though.
And dog ticks obviously wouldn't face the same problem, since they produce minimal sweat through their fur.
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#6Man I’m so glad I live somewhere with few if any ticks. They sound horrible from everything I’ve read.
Fortunately, tick-borne diseases aside, they are probably about a 2 on a scale from 1=non-disease-carrying mosquitoes to 10=guinea worms.
You don't notice when you've been bitten, and if you get into the habit of checking yourself all over before bedtime, you can usually remove them fairly easily with alcohol. The risk is leaving bits and pieces behind when you pull them off, which is why you want to encourage them to let go on their own.
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#7This might explain a bit about their preference for dry weather. Living in Minnesota, with dogs and kids, these little bastards are hated almost as much as mosquitoes.
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Except water isn't wet. Things touched by water are wet. Common mistake.
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#10Man I’m so glad I live somewhere with few if any ticks. They sound horrible from everything I’ve read.
Fortunately, tick-borne diseases aside, they are probably about a 2 on a scale from 1=non-disease-carrying mosquitoes to 10=guinea worms. You don't notice when you've been bitten, and if you get into the habit of checking yourself all over before bedtime, you can usually remove them fairly easily with alcohol. The risk is leaving bits and pieces behind when you pull them off, which is why you want to encourage them t…
> The risk is leaving bits and pieces behind when you pull them off, which is why you want to encourage them to let go on their own.
I thought the reason was if you accidentally apply pressure to the engorged tick, it backflows the potentially lyme-contaminated blood into your person.
They sell special tweezers which engage the head while avoiding the body for this reason AIUI.