anyone got any usefull tips on ticks, and removal, they are about in abundance this time of year.
Do you really feel this helps?Permethrin on trouser cuffs, socks and anything else that you wear that brushes the bush,
But not near anything plastic. DEET eats plastic.
the little green hook removal tools from the vets do the job very easily. Avoid the tools that are a bit of plastic with wire at the end as these are a bit rubbish imho.
You must check yourself every evening (they like to fix themselves to warm places so look there as well). The longer they stay fixed to the body the more chance of transmitting a disease, the worst being lyme disease, which is very dibilitating. Lyme disease is not that common but it does occur.
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If you feel any flu like symtoms or see a bull's eye rash on your skin, go to the GP. A early course of anti-biotics will stop years of possible misery.
I would disagree about lyme being the worst, I'd say TBE is worse, but not as widespread.
But full agreement on the early treatment, in particular lyme can be insidious (eternal flu that never gets better, very diffuse symptoms, make sure they test for it).