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Ticks?
It isnt just the infection, it is the sequelae afterwards that is miserable from both
Lymes and West Nile Virus. I made myself a "tick suit" from ripstop nylon to keep the ticks off when I was out in the woods some 30 years ago. Never had one attach but I sure could hear them drop and slide. Actually, there is a lot you can do to the backyard to cut down on ticks and mosquitoes. The mosquito "magnet" works very well if they are started before the first hatch. And keeping the grass cut short deters ticks. Keeping the mice and other wild animals out of the yard is very helpful. Toss a couple moth balls into a shop vac, drag the back yard with a cloth and the ticks hop on, put the cloth into the shop vac and plug the hole so the moth balls kills the ticks. Or, put some bleach water in there with a little soap to cut the surface tension. Ingrid On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:57:12 GMT, "Compostman" wrote: I think I'd chose the 1 in 100 million chance of having a seizure if I use DEET than what appears to be a much higher chance of dying from not using it, when I know I'm going to be exposed to lots of ticks and mosquitoes. Somewhere between zone 5 and 6 tucked along the shore of Lake Michigan on the council grounds of the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Winnebago |
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