Ticks,will they die off now?

[Teal]

Ticks will be just about anywhere if there are sheep, deer and to some extent cattle. They are very hardy little blighters and will for example survive two tides a day on estuaries where sheep have been grazing. I took 18 off my dog a few years ago after an hour walking through spartina!

You should be careful removing ticks as if you squidge them or give them a shock (heat or surgical spirit for example) it is likely that they will 'spit' back into your bloodstream. You can buy tick removal tools for a couple of quid which are the safer option for you and the dog!

[Jason Claxton]

I really should get that tool for removing them ,thanks Teal.I've had at least twelve on me this year,one of my dogs had one on him this year,it was worse when it dropped off and we didn't know where it went.Is there anything out there for people ,that repels ticks,do you know?

[Meta menardi]

The tick problem should not be ignored.

Kevin Slater, 48, of Holme-on-Spalding Moor struck down with Lyme Disease after being bitten by a tick while walking in the Lake District (From York Press)

[JRsbugs]

Jason, I don't know if you saw the main page on the site Teal linked to, I copied the address from the last poster on the link which Meta gave.

Lyme Disease Action, the UK based Lyme charity

You really need to be careful, start tucking your trouser legs in etc.

Janet

[Jason Claxton]

Thanks,highly alarming indeed