Ticks
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
August 11, 2017 12:21am CST
I don't know if all countries have them, but here we have an annoying pest called a wood tick. This is a blood sucking insect which will attach itself to you. There are many varieties, but around here the most common types are the common wood tick (alright, I don't know if that's it's official name, however it is about the size of a single pea) and then there is the deer tick. The later of which being much smaller and scarier as deer ticks can carry Lymes disease. I have never, that I've known of , encountered a deer tick, but I have encountered many a "regular" tick.
I have been pretty good about spraying myself down with bug spray when I go to garden - where there is lots of tall grass, so that is why it mystifies me that I will on occasion find a tick - just crawling around the house. Usually these pests attach themselves to your skin, where you must remove them by carefully pulling, using a lighter, or rubbing essential oils on the point of attachment. I am happy they're not on me, but I wonder why they have come in the house.
For the record I drop them in the sink and burn them with a lighter.
What is the most annoying pest in your region?
Here is a link to a humorous song on the topic:
Brad Paisley's song Ticks, No Copyright blahblahblah you know the drill
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
11 Aug 17
Oh boy, ticks are up there with mosquitoes in annoying and here not far from us mosquitoes carry malaria. I don't know how ticks get in but I also burn them and for mosquitoes I spray a mixture of stuff. And we're heading to Spring, eek.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
11 Aug 17
@FayeHazel , yes, mosquitoes seem to love me too, ick. Luckily we're still a malaria free area for now. Yes, spring and fall are my favourite seasons, though I can understand you would prefer to be heading into spring too.
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Aug 17
Oh that is scary. Ticks can be somewhat more of a rarity... but I get frequent mosquito bites. Ah. Lucky you from spring though. I love spring. We are heading to fall here
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
11 Aug 17
Ticks, yes very annoying, very itchy when rhey bite
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
11 Aug 17
I rarely see ticks in my dogs these days specially on summer, but rats are the most annoying of them all. I forgot to buy some racumin.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Aug 17
Rats you say? WOw. I have only ever seen 1 rat (that wasn't in a pet store) and that was in Chicago when I went to visit.
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Aug 17
It would be nice if they didn't carry disease. I know that has been a concern of mine
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@teamfreak16 (43568)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Aug 17
I've never had to deal with a tick, which is odd with all the mountain biking I've done over the years.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
11 Aug 17
I saw wood ticks when I went to the US as a child, in the woods of Wisconsin. Here, at some time in the summer, dogs get ticks.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Aug 17
We had a dog when I was little -- I am thankful that it wasn't my job to pull ticks off of the dog lol
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Aug 17
I have been bite by one already and as a precaution the doctor gave me antibiotics for 10 days.
This year its mosquitoes that are so bad.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
4 Sep 17
I get all itchy thinking about ticks. I had one on my arm earlier this year and just about lost my mind. I am a camper and mostly the bugs don't bother me but ticks make my skin crawl.
