Posted: 5/12/2015 11:40:57 PM EDT
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I freaking hate them. I just found one in between my toes. Nasty. He was a little one but it's still gross. They're bad up here this year.
Anyone recommend a specific type of granule to spread in the yard? |
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Triazicide is your friend. Just follow the instructions. If you have dogs, don't wait for it to rain, wet it in like a light shower, then the pets can use the area 48 hours later. If you can find Diazinon it is the real deal. I look for it at garage sells or estate sales that have sheds or garages. I bought six 25 pound bags when I heard the EPA were banning it for residential use. I'm on my last bag so I need to find some at the flea market or a garage sale! Diazinon puts down anything that crawls! |
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Free range chickens, get them! Chickens in the yard is not what you want unless you like to track chickenshit in the house. And have tore up flowerbeds. But I know what you mean. I put out some Bug B Gone that you can get from Lowe's/HD. Seems to work every year. But, hell, it's May. There's ticks. I'll take ticks over chiggers anyday. But, they're a-coming soon, too. |
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the ticks are bad right now where I shoot. as soon as I step out of the truck I'll have 'em crawling up my pants. I see this addressed in other tick threads, so I'll put it in here, too. Use Permethrin in a spray on your clothing. It's better than OFF, and it won't eat the finish off your furniture. I've watched them jump off my overalls after hitching on and getting a whiff. Some say it lasts thru several washings, but I don't test that. Permethrin is what I put on the cattle rubs, and you can put it on your dogs, too. |
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I see this addressed in other tick threads, so I'll put it in here, too. Use Permethrin in a spray on your clothing. It's better than OFF, and it won't eat the finish off your furniture. I've watched them jump off my overalls after hitching on and getting a whiff. Some say it lasts thru several washings, but I don't test that. Permethrin is what I put on the cattle rubs, and you can put it on your dogs, too. Quoted:
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the ticks are bad right now where I shoot. as soon as I step out of the truck I'll have 'em crawling up my pants. I see this addressed in other tick threads, so I'll put it in here, too. Use Permethrin in a spray on your clothing. It's better than OFF, and it won't eat the finish off your furniture. I've watched them jump off my overalls after hitching on and getting a whiff. Some say it lasts thru several washings, but I don't test that. Permethrin is what I put on the cattle rubs, and you can put it on your dogs, too. If you have cats, DO NOT use Permethrin. You'll poison them. |
| Permethrin soaked cotton balls stuffed in small sections of pipe hidden anywhere rodents have access. The mice/rats will get it all over them, and take the cotton back to their nest for bedding. Rodent dens are safe havens for ticks. Ive heard this can cut tick populations by 95%+. |
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If it were me, TRIAZICIDE is what you want. You put it down with a spreader twice a year and they don't come back the next year except for the ones that travel into your yard from the woods or neighbors and then those die also due to the time release or with the next Semi-Annual or Quarterly application! It is granule and time release controlled so it KEEPS on killing them long after you have applied it! I have not pulled a tick off my dogs at home in over 5 years. If you decide on DE (diatomaceous earth), I highly recommend you buy an augmented one such as Safer Brands because it has extra stuff in it. There are two main problem with DE, its twice the price of Triazicide and DE isn't granule/time released IE its all gone after the first rain. Additionally DE is better on ants and fleas then it is on ticks or chiggers IMHO. |
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Quoted: I see this addressed in other tick threads, so I'll put it in here, too. Use Permethrin in a spray on your clothing. It's better than OFF, and it won't eat the finish off your furniture. I've watched them jump off my overalls after hitching on and getting a whiff. Some say it lasts thru several washings, but I don't test that. Permethrin is what I put on the cattle rubs, and you can put it on your dogs, too. Quoted: Quoted: the ticks are bad right now where I shoot. as soon as I step out of the truck I'll have 'em crawling up my pants. I see this addressed in other tick threads, so I'll put it in here, too. Use Permethrin in a spray on your clothing. It's better than OFF, and it won't eat the finish off your furniture. I've watched them jump off my overalls after hitching on and getting a whiff. Some say it lasts thru several washings, but I don't test that. Permethrin is what I put on the cattle rubs, and you can put it on your dogs, too. |
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diatomaceous earth...This stuff is good for many of the pests. It works best dry but does work wet just not as fast. I live in Monroe county and for the last few years some kind of biting fly has shown up in my area. These things are relentless. A few years ago I put out the DE and in about two weeks the flies were all but extinct.If I remember correctly the DE I bought was a 25#bag. It works on ticks, red bugs, pretty well and I do not have to be concerned about it getting into the ground water as I have a couple of creeks and a well.
Works for me. |
| Talstar Xtra would be a good choice since has bifenthrin and zeta cypermetherin. It also provides some control of ants as well. I'd stay away from DE, it's expensive for what you get, doesn't kill anything that doesn't crawl over it, doesn't last very long, and doesn't work if it's wet since it actually only kills insects by drying them out. |
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I don't remember, but are there 'seed ticks' in GA?
Little-bitty ones that look like a freckle, 1/32" or so. If you walk through infested brush, you end up with 100s on your britches. You might as well git nekkid and throw your clothes in the trough. My family never mentions them, but in AR you sure don't want to roll around in the grass in June. They never had ticks back in the day, when the oldtimers set the mountain on fire every year. And before them, the Injuns. |
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I don't remember, but are there 'seed ticks' in GA? Little-bitty ones that look like a freckle, 1/32" or so. If you walk through infested brush, you end up with 100s on your britches. You might as well git nekkid and throw your clothes in the trough. My family never mentions them, but in AR you sure don't want to roll around in the grass in June. They never had ticks back in the day, when the oldtimers set the mountain on fire every year. And before them, the Injuns. Yep, we got them. You have to prepare your clothing if you going out in the woods. |
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Ex Officio makes some really nice outdoor clothing that has synthetic permethrin in the fibers that's effective for up to 70 washings. Pricey but IMHO more than worth it if you hate ticks and chiggers as much as I do. You can also by spray in permethrin that is good for a couple of weeks and a couple of washings. I use that on my socks to keep them from coming up under my pants legs.
http://www.exofficio.com/technology/bugsaway-anti-insect |
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Lyme disease? |
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Quoted: I was all but diagnosed while in the Corps back in '89. They would t come out and say it but treated me the same way. I found a tick on my leg when we got back to the rear from SOI at LeJeune. When I got to my school I found a red ring around the bite area. I had my doctor check last year during a physical and came back negative for Lyme, but positive for rocky mountain spotted fever. I have t found a tick on me that was dug in since '89. I've wondered if I carried it since then. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Lyme disease? |
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I was all but diagnosed while in the Corps back in '89. They would t come out and say it but treated me the same way. I found a tick on my leg when we got back to the rear from SOI at LeJeune. When I got to my school I found a red ring around the bite area. I had my doctor check last year during a physical and came back negative for Lyme, but positive for rocky mountain spotted fever. I have t found a tick on me that was dug in since '89. I've wondered if I carried it since then. I got RMSV awhile back. They say it's like chickenpox, you won't get it again, but there's 15 or so other tick things you can still get though. Had to get surgery to remove a lymph gland near the bite. For some reason, I don't get as many anymore. Obligatory couple in May/Jun. I must smell corrupted to them now. You can hear them galloping to my wife, though. I'm glad she perseveres. ETA: I read somewhere that NC is #1 for tick diseases, following by GA #2. I can't believe the Ozarks are not up there, sometimes it's like you could herd them around here. |