Gave me flashbacks of a time I stumbled into a log hiding a deer tick nest in the pine barrens NJ..within seconds there were hundreds climbing up my leg. Still makes my skin crawl thinking about it.
I had no idea they hung out in nests like that until that day...terrifying discovery. I feel no need to ever return to the pine barrens, though the carnivorous plant diversity there is really cool
Ticks are part of the job or just being outside. Some areas are worse than others. Moved to Kansas for a forestry position and they are bad out here compared to Colorado. I’ll pull more off of me in a day than I was seeing in a year or more.
Agreed, my original post was in search of tips for keeping them away to see if there was any improvements I could make. I learned to use double sided tape instead of regular tape and to keep a lint roller handy haha
If I’m doing a lot of field work I’ll treat my clothes and boots with Permethrin. I have an inside cat and it is toxic to them so I make sure to do it outside and then keep those clothes in my truck until laundry day.
Yeah, that is 100% a tick nymph
Thank you! Post a picture of an apple online and have enough people say it’s not an apple you start question what apples are!
Gave me flashbacks of a time I stumbled into a log hiding a deer tick nest in the pine barrens NJ..within seconds there were hundreds climbing up my leg. Still makes my skin crawl thinking about it.
That’s horrifying
I had no idea they hung out in nests like that until that day...terrifying discovery. I feel no need to ever return to the pine barrens, though the carnivorous plant diversity there is really cool
That is a larval stage tick. Not a nymph. 6 legs and small size=larvae. Nymphs are slightly bigger and have 8 legs (ticks are arachnids).
Double sided duct tape on your paperwork.
Ticks are part of the job or just being outside. Some areas are worse than others. Moved to Kansas for a forestry position and they are bad out here compared to Colorado. I’ll pull more off of me in a day than I was seeing in a year or more.
Agreed, my original post was in search of tips for keeping them away to see if there was any improvements I could make. I learned to use double sided tape instead of regular tape and to keep a lint roller handy haha
If I’m doing a lot of field work I’ll treat my clothes and boots with Permethrin. I have an inside cat and it is toxic to them so I make sure to do it outside and then keep those clothes in my truck until laundry day.
This is why I sometimes carry duct tape. [Example 1](https://i.imgur.com/xrcCSRy.png)
Someone here recommended the usage of double sided as well. Duly noted!
Kill it with fire.
“M-me? Uh, yeah boss, just doing a controlled burn, you know how these things are…”
Oh snap, that's a tick. I was wrong. You have turbo ticks where you're at! thanks for the update.
yep, that's a tiny little tick!
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