Do ticks nest in the ground?

[Turkeytider]

I literally drench my hunting and outdoor gear in permethrin as mentioned above, it makes all the difference living in the south. Couldn’t pay me to go in the woods without that stuff on my gear. Got lymes back in 2011 when I didn’t know any better, took years to treat and fix, never again.

Me too, here in Georgia. I back the permethrin spray up with Picaradin repellent on any exposed skin ( neck , face , ears, etc. ).

 

[2531usmc]

Separate but related, our 19th century ancestors didn't have to deal with ticks like this, because natural, cyclical forest fires kept their numbers down by burning low-level brush, duff, etc. This, and the spread of tick-borne diseases, increasingly emerged as we ignored the reality of our forests being fire-adapted systems that literally need regular burns.

Funny you would say that…

I grew up in western Pennsylvania in the 1960s. We literally spent every day outside in the woods and fields. I don’t ever recall pulling a tic off me.

Did something change between then and now?

 

[RockAndSage]

Funny you would say that…

I grew up in western Pennsylvania in the 1960s. We literally spent every day outside in the woods and fields. I don’t ever recall pulling a tic off me.

Did something change between then and now?

There is a lot less ag and forestry going on than in the 1960s...especially small holdings? Lots of small fields that were cultivated in the 30s, 40s, and 50s just went fallow after those people died off, and their kids were in the cities, even if the properties stayed in those families. Completely guessing here, but there's also a lot less forestry in general, whether small private "wood lot" holdings, or big operations. In another thread people have been talking about how organized the lawfare is against any timber operations, even for small plots of just a couple hundred acres. That's the only stuff I can really think of that would be different over the last 60-ish years.

 

[Phaseolus]

Exploring the Effects of Prescribed Fire on Tick Spread and Propagation in a Spatial Setting - PMC

Lyme disease is one of the most prominent tick-borne diseases in the United States, and prevalence of the disease has been steadily increasing over the past several decades due to a number of factors, including climate change. Methods for control of ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

You can extrapolate from there

Thank you, science matters

 

[7mm-08]

Just for comparison sake, I sprayed down with Sawyer's Permethrin, but my son did not. I cannot say that I noticed a difference in the amount of ticks between the treated and untreated clothing.

This has to be an anomaly. I've had greater than 60 ticks on me at one time while spring best hunting before I started using permethrin. The following year and after treating my clothes and pack properly with permethrin, I had no ticks on me while my hunting partner had more than 40 on him. Sorry, but nasty chemicals do work.

 

[bowhuntercoop]

This has to be an anomaly. I've had greater than 60 ticks on me at one time while spring best hunting before I started using permethrin. The following year and after treating my clothes and pack properly with permethrin, I had no ticks on me while my hunting partner had more than 40 on him. Sorry, but nasty chemicals do work.

It kills them within seconds. Only way I ever go into the woods is with it sprayed on all my gear. Same for the wife and kids gear. I grew up in tick infested PA and the South is just as bad these days. Lonestar ticks everywhere in the last 5 years. I hate ticks. No reason not to use sawyers on ur gear and clothes.

 

[TSAMP]

It kills them within seconds. Only way I ever go into the woods is with it sprayed on all my gear. Same for the wife and kids gear. I grew up in tick infested PA and the South is just as bad these days. Lonestar ticks everywhere in the last 5 years. I hate ticks. No reason not to use sawyers on ur gear and clothes.

I recall a thread where people were diluting their own permethrin on here, at a higher level than Sawyers. I'm kind of with OP on that. I use it and still found ticks, but much less. I've also sprayed ticks directly with sawyers and they were not dead in seconds. I do continue to use it along with other on skin methods to reduce the chances.