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17-09-2008, 09:57 AM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Usually found near water. (South Somerset)
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| | | Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
I've just spent three days on Exmoor (Barle valley) with my two dogs and we haven't picked up a single tick between us  This is unheard of, have they all drowned in the incessant rain this year!
Anyone else noticed a lack of the little blighters or is it just a local thing?
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17-09-2008, 10:33 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Suffolk
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| | | Re: Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
It may of been a good year for the Tick parasitc wasp Ixodiphagus hookeri ?? |
17-09-2008, 06:16 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
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| | | Re: Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
I was thinking the same the dogs had afew but so far touch wood ive had none. An Ticks really like me 
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17-09-2008, 06:20 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: near EXMOOR
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| | | Re: Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
Hi Andy
Did you see any deer ?
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18-09-2008, 12:24 AM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Usually found near water. (South Somerset)
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| | | Re: Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrs fish  It may of been a good year for the Tick parasitc wasp Ixodiphagus hookeri ?? | I'm going to have to google that, anything that is bad for ticks is GOOD Quote:
Originally Posted by deer boy Hi Andy
Did you see any deer ? | You would have to walk about with your eyes shut to miss them! They are in all the usual places 
Andy |
18-09-2008, 01:12 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On the edge of Romney Marsh, Kent
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| | | Re: Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
Ticks on you!!!  YUk, and double YUK!!!
Naturegirl 
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18-09-2008, 05:28 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yorkshire Dales
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| | | Re: Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
In August in Scotland (Isle of Eigg) I found over twenty on me after one day walking in the hills - none had become embedded and most were tiny new hatchlings. No decline there then.
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18-09-2008, 07:52 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: chorley lancashire
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| | | Re: Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
My border terrier picked one up on a recent trip to malham north yorkshire, unfortunatly she seems to attract them like me. My sons dog didnt pick any up and never has done as far as im aware.
Can anyone recommend a deterrent that works that doesn't contain deet. I use autan active insect repellent and have been told that nivea skin so soft works but haven't tried it.
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18-09-2008, 08:10 AM
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| | | Re: Exmoor Ticks Extinct?
We spent some time on Exmoor this "summer". The dog didn't get any but I got loads!
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