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<blockquote data-quote="SearchingForRainbows" data-source="post: 48061" data-attributes="member: 3388"><p>Barbara,</p><p></p><p>I also HATE ticks!!! We have lots of woods and old stone walls where we live. There are zillions of ticks around here. As much as I hate to use chemicals, we really don't have much of a choice. husband sprays the lawn with something that is specially made to kill ticks. It works on contact. He also applies a powdery substance that has to be watered into the grass. He sprays the woods surrounding our house too. </p><p></p><p>We have to comb and check my favorite sanity saver daily. Luckily, her fur is yellow and white so it makes the ticks easier to see. We also have to apply Frontline to her monthly. </p><p></p><p>I had a tick stuck in my neck about five years ago. It was horrible!!! husband wasn't home and easy child was too young and couldn't remove it. I had to call husband to come home. Because it was so small, I sent it to a lab for testing to make sure it wasn't carrying lyme disease. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if woodticks carry lyme disease. You've probably already discarded it anyway. Also it has to be alive if you send it to a lab for analyzing. However, if you get a rash that sort of resembles a bullseye, see your doctor ASAP!!! This can be a sign of lyme disease. If you begin antibiotics right away, you can avoid getting the disease.</p><p></p><p>I hope I'm not scaring you. I don't even know if woodticks carry lyme disease. However, lyme disease can be a horrible disease!!! If there is any chance, even if it is very remote, that you could contract lyme disease, please see your doctor ASAP!!!</p><p></p><p>There is lots of info on the web about ticks and lyme disease. Hopefully you'll never need to get tested for lyme disease. If you do, there are different types of blood tests you can be given. Not all of the tests are accurate. Also, if you're unsure as to what type of tick bites you, it is a good idea to send it to a lab for positive identification and to see if it is a carrier of the disease.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere I know I have the name of the lab I had to send the tick to. It was given to me by a woman whose two children both have the disease and is very knowledgeable about it. If you want the lab and the name of the physician who ordered the test for me, send me a pm. I'll try my best to locate it for you. After everything I went through, you would have thought I would have been smart enough to store the info in a safe place!!! :hammer:</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I never heard of using Dial soap. Using insect repellant is a great idea. Also, wear light colored clothing if you know you're going to be an area that has lots of ticks. Long pants and long sleeved shirts are best with socks and shoes or sneakers.</p><p></p><p>I hope you manage to get them under control!!! WFEN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SearchingForRainbows, post: 48061, member: 3388"] Barbara, I also HATE ticks!!! We have lots of woods and old stone walls where we live. There are zillions of ticks around here. As much as I hate to use chemicals, we really don't have much of a choice. husband sprays the lawn with something that is specially made to kill ticks. It works on contact. He also applies a powdery substance that has to be watered into the grass. He sprays the woods surrounding our house too. We have to comb and check my favorite sanity saver daily. Luckily, her fur is yellow and white so it makes the ticks easier to see. We also have to apply Frontline to her monthly. I had a tick stuck in my neck about five years ago. It was horrible!!! husband wasn't home and easy child was too young and couldn't remove it. I had to call husband to come home. Because it was so small, I sent it to a lab for testing to make sure it wasn't carrying lyme disease. I don't know if woodticks carry lyme disease. You've probably already discarded it anyway. Also it has to be alive if you send it to a lab for analyzing. However, if you get a rash that sort of resembles a bullseye, see your doctor ASAP!!! This can be a sign of lyme disease. If you begin antibiotics right away, you can avoid getting the disease. I hope I'm not scaring you. I don't even know if woodticks carry lyme disease. However, lyme disease can be a horrible disease!!! If there is any chance, even if it is very remote, that you could contract lyme disease, please see your doctor ASAP!!! There is lots of info on the web about ticks and lyme disease. Hopefully you'll never need to get tested for lyme disease. If you do, there are different types of blood tests you can be given. Not all of the tests are accurate. Also, if you're unsure as to what type of tick bites you, it is a good idea to send it to a lab for positive identification and to see if it is a carrier of the disease. Somewhere I know I have the name of the lab I had to send the tick to. It was given to me by a woman whose two children both have the disease and is very knowledgeable about it. If you want the lab and the name of the physician who ordered the test for me, send me a pm. I'll try my best to locate it for you. After everything I went through, you would have thought I would have been smart enough to store the info in a safe place!!! [img]:hammer:[/img] Anyway, I never heard of using Dial soap. Using insect repellant is a great idea. Also, wear light colored clothing if you know you're going to be an area that has lots of ticks. Long pants and long sleeved shirts are best with socks and shoes or sneakers. I hope you manage to get them under control!!! WFEN [/QUOTE]
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