Brown dog ticks and Baltimore orioles

[sourland]

Well, I spent the day at the beagle club training dogs, filling rabbit feeders, and checking fence. The temps are in the 70's and the hungry little ticks have awakened. My dogs were sprayed so they did fine. I picked 56 off of my clothing!

Not to worry, they don't transmit Lyme disease--only things like babesiosis, erlichiosis, and Rocky Mt spotted fever.

On a happier note the Baltimore orioles have returned from winter vacation and are starting to build a nest in the sycamore tree in front of the clubhouse. The phoebes have not returned yet, but I have prepared their nest site so everything is ready for their arrival. My clothes are out on the deck, and I am off to the shower to see if anything is dining on my body.

 

[sfw2]

SHUDDER.

I HATE, HATE, HATE ticks!!!

 

[crtrlovr]

I DESPITE ticks... they're positively thick over on my mom's place. We don't have many right here, but hopefully the 3 guineas will snack on the ones they find. Occasionally we'll see a dog tick on the hair of one of our cats after they've had a stroll, but none ever get the opportunity to attach & dine.

 

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

You need guineas!

Train one to ride on your shoulder.

Donate a few to the beagle club, too.

 

[Mattemma]

I found one on my leg when I was ready to shower.Thank goodness it was not attached yet. I hope my chickens eat them up this year.

 

[schellie69]

My DH hates ticks, I don't like them either not to much trouble in town.

 

[sourland]

# 57 was hiding in my hair- real easy to ferret him out.

# 58 was firmly embedded in my calf. Tomorrow I am going to spray my clothing with the pyrethrin spray that I use on the dogs.

 

[ranchhand]

Ooooh sour, I sympathize. We have zillions here because of heavy woods all around. Found my first 2 snakes today, too.

 

[PineappleMama]

I can never decide which I hate worse... the big really nasty LOOKING ticks... or the insidiously evil seed ticks. *shudder