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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar I" data-source="post: 48391" data-attributes="member: 3755"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marguerite</div><div class="ubbcode-body"></p><p></p><p> - he was running cattle on his farm and these were the ones that grow to be the big cattle killers, the Ixodes species.</p><p></p><p></div></div></p><p></p><p> :faint:</p><p></p><p>With duct tape, you simply put it on the woodtick and fold it up. The woodtick comes off (if they are already embedded this will not work, of course) and the tape, which he will never wriggle his way out of, can be thrown into the trash. (For those unfamiliar with woodticks, they are almost impossible to kill. Most people here put them into an ashtray or something, and burn them until they pop.</p><p></p><p>And if you stop burning them before they pop?</p><p></p><p>The woodtick just crawls away. :shocked: </p><p></p><p>So, the duct tape is a foolproof way of catching, and getting rid of them, without having to touch them.</p><p></p><p>After the one I found embedded in my skin, I have, as you all know, been asking everyone for advice on how to deal with the horrible things. While I have not had occaision to try this, someone told me that, as woodticks breathe through their abdomens (like spiders do, too) an embedded tick will back out if you can block its breathing passages. Suggestions were to tape it with duct tape, or to coat it with vaseline spiked with hydrogen peroxide.</p><p></p><p>One person even suggested a betadine swab ~ not that the betadine would make much difference to the woodtick? But the psychological effect of applying something so strongly associated with killing bacteria and other unsavory creatures is a definite boost for the poor person who finds herself hosting a bloodsucking creature which is almost impossible to remove.</p><p></p><p>Again for the eddification of those who have never had the pleasure, it is almost as frightening to realize that one is on you as it is to understand THAT YOU CANNOT GET IT OFF.</p><p></p><p>Here is a funny story.</p><p></p><p>husband realized, at work one day, that he had a woodtick on his scrotum. But think about this now...if this happened to you at work, is there really anywhere you could safely expect fifteen minutes of absolute privacy while you tried to pry loose a creature embedded in your nether regions?</p><p></p><p> /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sick.gif</p><p></p><p>**********</p><p></p><p>Marguerite, how long does your woodtick season last in Australia?</p><p></p><p>And how big are those ticks that could kill cattle?</p><p></p><p>And here is another little factoid I picked up about woodticks. It used to be that they were easily squished once they had become filled with blood and dropped off. Well, what we are seeing here these days are woodticks that look (and feel) like a kernal of corn when they are full.</p><p></p><p>Impossible to squish, even then.</p><p></p><p>So you see what I mean, about the duct tape.</p><p></p><p>What a worthless little life form!</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p><p></p><p> :eek:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar I, post: 48391, member: 3755"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marguerite</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> - he was running cattle on his farm and these were the ones that grow to be the big cattle killers, the Ixodes species. </div></div> [img]:faint:[/img] With duct tape, you simply put it on the woodtick and fold it up. The woodtick comes off (if they are already embedded this will not work, of course) and the tape, which he will never wriggle his way out of, can be thrown into the trash. (For those unfamiliar with woodticks, they are almost impossible to kill. Most people here put them into an ashtray or something, and burn them until they pop. And if you stop burning them before they pop? The woodtick just crawls away. [img]:shocked:[/img] So, the duct tape is a foolproof way of catching, and getting rid of them, without having to touch them. After the one I found embedded in my skin, I have, as you all know, been asking everyone for advice on how to deal with the horrible things. While I have not had occaision to try this, someone told me that, as woodticks breathe through their abdomens (like spiders do, too) an embedded tick will back out if you can block its breathing passages. Suggestions were to tape it with duct tape, or to coat it with vaseline spiked with hydrogen peroxide. One person even suggested a betadine swab ~ not that the betadine would make much difference to the woodtick? But the psychological effect of applying something so strongly associated with killing bacteria and other unsavory creatures is a definite boost for the poor person who finds herself hosting a bloodsucking creature which is almost impossible to remove. Again for the eddification of those who have never had the pleasure, it is almost as frightening to realize that one is on you as it is to understand THAT YOU CANNOT GET IT OFF. Here is a funny story. husband realized, at work one day, that he had a woodtick on his scrotum. But think about this now...if this happened to you at work, is there really anywhere you could safely expect fifteen minutes of absolute privacy while you tried to pry loose a creature embedded in your nether regions? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sick.gif[/img] ********** Marguerite, how long does your woodtick season last in Australia? And how big are those ticks that could kill cattle? And here is another little factoid I picked up about woodticks. It used to be that they were easily squished once they had become filled with blood and dropped off. Well, what we are seeing here these days are woodticks that look (and feel) like a kernal of corn when they are full. Impossible to squish, even then. So you see what I mean, about the duct tape. What a worthless little life form! Barbara [img]:eek:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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