Tick Bite Prevention Week

[saddie]

It’s that time of year again folks! Ticks will soon be active so read on to find out how to stay protected!

Ticks can carry harmful infections that can be transmitted to humans. It is estimated that each year around 3,000 people in the UK contract Lyme disease (Borreliosis) from a tick bite.

If you take part in outdoor activities or simply enjoy being in the countryside, or parks and gardens where wildlife is present, you may be at risk from tick bites. In fact, research from the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, published in January 2012, suggests that the prevalence of Lyme disease bacteria in the UK tick population is considerably higher than most recent estimates indicated.

Tick Bite Prevention Week, supported by Mosi-guard Natural™, runs from 26 March-1 April 2012, and is an annual programme that helps promote awareness of tick-borne diseases and effective tick-bite prevention for at-risk groups, including pet owners and their animals.

Don't panic but be 'Tick Aware'!
Simple precautions can help to keep you safe. The campaign's Patron, Bushcraft and Survival expert Ray Mears, shares his Top Tips that can be taken to help prevent ticks from biting people and pets.

The great outdoors is there to be enjoyed, so make sure you visit www.tickbitepreventionweek.org for lots of useful information and advice.

 

[Toddy]

I'm giving this a bump, because the more people who see this and avoid being bitten, the better

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Shewie]

They're out already folks I had to remove one from the back of my knee on Sunday night.

We spent all day following deer fences and squeezing through holes in walls which they used, I was kind of expecting to find a few.

 

[Bowlander]

Its getting mild here so the little blighters will be looking for food. I pulled an engorged female off a sheep last year and kept it in a jam jar - the number of larva that have hatched is unreal, must be 300 or more!!

 

[Shewie]

Its getting mild here so the little blighters will be looking for food. I pulled an engorged female off a sheep last year and kept it in a jam jar - the number of larva that have hatched is unreal, must be 300 or more!!

That makes my skin crawl

I suppose that's why they're doing so well at the moment

 

[Toddy]

I hate to say it, but the sheep need dipped to try to clear this menace again.

M

 

[woodstock]

A word of warning Never try to rescue a sheep with its head stuck in a fence whilst stripped to the waist wearing nothing but shorts and boots wrestling it and trying to free it at the same time, Result sheep tick in my side which Fi had to remove well thats my story and im sticking to it

 

[silentbob]

A word of warning Never try to rescue a sheep with its head stuck in a fence whilst stripped to the waist wearing nothing but shorts and boots wrestling it and trying to free it at the same time, Result sheep tick in my side which Fi had to remove well thats my story and im sticking to it

Thanks - now have a very disturbing mental image - and it has nothing to do with the tick - that is the least disturbing part of that whole scenario!

 

[Hugo]

Did you retrieve your wellington boots OK.

 

[Bowlander]

I hate to say it, but the sheep need dipped to try to clear this menace again.

M

The sheep I pulled it off had been treated with the most persistent acaracide on the market only 6 weeks before - so much for its claim of 8 - 12 weeks of cover!

 

[bronskimac]

Thanks for posting this. I've been meaning to by a O'Tom Tick Twister for ages. This thread prompted me to buy 2!

 

[Hammock_man]

Always good to have a gentle reminder!

 

[Grom]

Im now scared of going outdoors! Thanks!

 

[Adze]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/OTom-Twiste...TLY4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330017876&sr=8-1

Ridiculously cheap - every FAK should have one.

 

[PDA1]

The removal tool is great, but even better is to kill the buggers before they start burrowing. Soak your hiking clothing and hammock in .5% permethrin solution. Agricultural supply stores over here (USA) sell 10% solution which can easily be diluted to the correct strength. Then immerse clothing and equipmewnt articles in a bucket of the solutiuon, drain/wring back into the bucket and hang up to dry. One treatment is said to last six or so washes. Wear gloves, and don;t use the clothes until they are dry. Also keep well away from cats, as it kills them just as effectively as it kills ticks and mossies.

 

[River98]

Ticks put me off going to the brecon beacons. Should it?

 

[Toddy]

The sheep I pulled it off had been treated with the most persistent acaracide on the market only 6 weeks before - so much for its claim of 8 - 12 weeks of cover!

It's scary, isn't it ?
The old organo phosphates did the job, but the side effects weren't tenable. I wonder how long we'll accept this tick explosion as acceptable though.

Too many of the things meant to tick proof clothing cause allergic reactions as well. I couldn't spin a fleece from a sheep that had been dipped in the old stuff before it had had several washes because of the reaction on my hands, but the permithrin stuff is almost as bad

We need more birds tick hungry birds

cheers,
M

 

[Big Stu 12]

Ticks put me off going to the brecon beacons. Should it?

why should it...... dont leave your house ticks are everywere....

 

[Shark Tinderbox]

BADA - UK

'Tick Bite Prevention - Taking Action against Lyme Disease.'

Tel: 0845 519 0813

Email Contact Form: BADA-UK

Website: www.bada-uk.org

These people have the bestt Tick removal device around, and buying one from them supports them as a charity. I have them as a Link on my web site.

Cheers

 

[woodstock]

Thanks for posting this. I've been meaning to by a O'Tom Tick Twister for ages. This thread prompted me to buy 2!

That what we used to remove the one that got me you get 2 sizes per pack great bit of kit and so easy to use.