tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post2008532365859568557..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: GOOD NEWS! THERE IS NO TICK SEASON IN FLORIDA ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-54880257409082608182011-10-14T10:46:06.015-05:002011-10-14T10:46:06.015-05:00http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IG/IG08800.pdf
...http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IG/IG08800.pdf<br /><br />Go here to learn about the two ticks we have in Florida. The American Brown Dog tick is the one I have to deal with in November and March !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-50202619285235924742011-10-14T10:40:28.354-05:002011-10-14T10:40:28.354-05:00Tick Season in Tampa Bay Area
I have been here 30...Tick Season in Tampa Bay Area<br /><br />I have been here 30 years and I have dogs. I know !<br /><br />Tick season is usually, November and March. December, January and February, cold temps stop them dead in their tracks.<br /><br />Last year, 2010, was the worst tick season I ever experienced in Fla. and it was the month of November. <br /><br />This year, 2011, is starting off bad as the first tick on my dog was found 10/12. <br /><br />I have found that they love mulch, pine needles, pine trees and wax myrtle trees which are a landscapers favorite in the part of Florida I live in. I am going to spray up 3 ft. on the wax myrtles and the mulch and grass beneath them and around them with Adams Plus Yard Spray [Bio Spot at Pet Smart is just as good]. Also, looks like time to start with Frontline Plus Flea & Tick or Pet Armor Plus from Wal*Mart [cheaper] is Oct. 1st, not Nov. 1st as I have done in the past. In the winter, I do not put anything on until March 1st, then I put on Frontline or Pet Armor for one month. From April to end of Sept., I put on Advantage II for fleas only, as the ticks are gone.<br /><br />National Park Ranger told me years ago that the place were the ticks are is beneath Slash and Long-Leaf pines....in the needles ! I am now including Wax Myrtles !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-81420275133260207142009-06-02T17:25:00.392-05:002009-06-02T17:25:00.392-05:00Well, once again we are parallel.
I finally took m...Well, once again we are parallel.<br />I finally took my tick bite (from our May 21 field trip to Wakulla Springs) to the doctor today and I have an infection from it. The site redness is 6cm in diameter and has continued to spread. It is not likely that it is Lyme Disease, but another that is carried by ticks. Either way, the treatment is the same: antibiotic for 3 weeks.S N Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882273260388749748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-79955092048330317402009-06-02T13:51:10.401-05:002009-06-02T13:51:10.401-05:00Doug,
Evil incarnate.Doug,<br />Evil incarnate.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-62992811661367996912009-06-01T19:19:00.084-05:002009-06-01T19:19:00.084-05:00What a coincidence. I removed one about 15 minute...What a coincidence. I removed one about 15 minutes ago. I used the tweezers method. I<br />m lucky with tics- very little itching. Chiggers, on the other hand, pure evil.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-15305483472374459522009-06-01T11:31:49.254-05:002009-06-01T11:31:49.254-05:00Robert,
I'm confused.
nfmgirl,
That is an Ewwwwww...Robert,<br />I'm confused.<br /><br />nfmgirl,<br />That is an Ewwwwww.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-37683014075065228132009-06-01T08:03:48.554-05:002009-06-01T08:03:48.554-05:00Yep! I believe I had one in the same spot-- behind...Yep! I believe I had one in the same spot-- behind the knee. However I never even knew it. I noticed a little bump behind my knee in the shower, and I thought it was a new mole I'd never noticed. Didn't think too much about it. About a week later I was at work one day when that spot started itching like crazy. I found that the "mole" was now gone, and there was just a madly itching bite remaining. All I could figure was that I'd been an unwitting host to a tick for a week, before it dropped off and moved on. Ewwwwww!nfmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677291537193518055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-71376099313277643792009-05-31T21:40:59.456-05:002009-05-31T21:40:59.456-05:00I'm petrified of those things. It's the only reas...I'm petrified of those things. It's the only reason I moved to Florida ... or one of its perks rather.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-38208553786625105002009-05-31T21:26:01.424-05:002009-05-31T21:26:01.424-05:00Swampy,
Sure! Feel free to use it in your program....Swampy,<br />Sure! Feel free to use it in your program. I'm thinking that foto must be REALLY bad.<br />No one likes bad things to happen to fawns.<br /><br /><br />Felicia,<br />Just long enough to take the picture and then it was gone.<br /><br />Freste,<br />Okay, that really creeped me out.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-7979531839498247582009-05-31T21:15:46.650-05:002009-05-31T21:15:46.650-05:00Ticks are evil but surely can't equal the hideosit...Ticks are evil but surely can't equal the hideosity of fleas due to quantity and escapanisms. While sitting in a state park watching a youngster enjoy a late Spring birthday party, I sat under the trees, listening to the breeze waft the leaves here and there. The sound of the tide against the shore was relaxing. The sounds of he kids laughing and yelling was rejuvinating. All of that was a distant memory when I realized there was no breeze wafting the leaves but that I was sitting next to a critter who was no longer breathing and had been covered by brush and detrius. The sound of leaves rustling was actually 10 billion fleas jumping around on it and the leaves. I don't think I have ever dove into 40 degree water so fast in my life. Hate the nasty little buggers. Ack.Frestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06709407108656065720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-5434451294599154582009-05-31T20:21:13.475-05:002009-05-31T20:21:13.475-05:00Wow, I can't believe you let that thing hang on ju...Wow, I can't believe you let that thing hang on just so you could take that shot! That's suffering for your art!Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364571181978955929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-91902220482343302932009-05-31T19:53:53.675-05:002009-05-31T19:53:53.675-05:00Nice picture - mind if I borrow it for a program I...Nice picture - mind if I borrow it for a program I'm doing on ticks?<br /><br />I have some VERY disturbing pictures of a fawn with ticks -- haven't decided yet if I'm going to post them...swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-65517150803604212722009-05-31T19:32:42.889-05:002009-05-31T19:32:42.889-05:00Miz S,
I am so with you on that.
Robin,
Wow, you ...Miz S,<br />I am so with you on that.<br /><br />Robin,<br />Wow, you must be a careful observer. I've never seen one waiting in ambush, only after the attack!<br /><br />Marge,<br /> ..."even for you."<br />LOL!!<br /><br /><br />Nancy,<br />Chiggers fall second on the itch factor for me, but I join you in hating the little monsters.<br /><br />Deb,<br />I get nothing from a mosquito, a momentary bump from wasp or bee, but let a tick bite me and it's a week of itch.<br /><br />Sophie,<br />Loathsome says it all. They certainly qualify.<br /><br />Cathy S,<br />Glad you survived. I know that med too. We use a heartworm pill "Sentinel" that protects against fleas and I think ticks also.<br /><br />Sayre,<br />Whoa! He must have walked into a new hatch of babies. Ick! That is a lot of ticks.<br /><br />Swampangel,<br />Deepwoods off on shoes, socks, ankles, and pants.<br />Good luck!<br />The good news is Pennsylvania is a beautiful state.<br /><br /><br />Amy,<br />Welcome to Pure Florida!!<br />Thanks for the thoughful and informational comment. My wife works in public health and yes, Lyme is here in FL. I'm glad you pushed the doc, and got the test and subsequent treatment.<br /><br /><br />Carol,<br />Good technique! I left off the mandatory hot shower and check!<br />... And thank you for killing those invasive Brazillian Peppers!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-9323220482210536342009-05-31T18:39:16.179-05:002009-05-31T18:39:16.179-05:00When ever we spend any time working in or around t...When ever we spend any time working in or around the bushes or clearing bits of the jungle (today we were cutting down Brazillian Pepper Trees) we strip on the back porch and the clothes go into the washer (also on the porch). None of those clothes come into the house. We dont want any ticks inside. Then you do a thorough body check, and hit the shower. Florida Living at it's best.<br /><br />www.wildlifearoundus.blogspot.comCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774903259772280962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-3719247894215155692009-05-31T17:08:30.779-05:002009-05-31T17:08:30.779-05:00I've been following your blog for the past couple ...I've been following your blog for the past couple of months and really enjoy it. I finally had to comment on today's post because I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease this past Thursday. <br /><br />I found the tiniest tick on me 2 days after hiking in San Felasco Hammock and when the raised, itchy bite did not go away for 2 months, I finally went to the doctor. The doctor gave me the same line as other doctors in the past about Florida not being an area of concern for Lyme disease but when he realized I wasn't going to stop asking questions he said he'd test for it "because you're just going to worry yourself sick over it." <br /><br />I didn't get any of the rashes/fevers/etc but had never had an insect bite last for that long. I just wanted to let you and your readers know that lyme disease is in Florida and if they're concerned about it, they should insist their doctor test for it!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131075118055145160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-49518421808112104412009-05-31T16:15:00.933-05:002009-05-31T16:15:00.933-05:00Ticks just freak me out..I had one on me ONCE and ...Ticks just freak me out..I had one on me ONCE and screamed the loudest I think I've ever screamed in my life. Made my husband pull it off me. Now, I'm going to Pennsylvania on Friday and my friend there says they have LOTS of ticks up there...Lord, give me strength...SwampAngel65https://www.blogger.com/profile/06402145656806012096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-39694925961071152652009-05-31T15:50:44.546-05:002009-05-31T15:50:44.546-05:00I'm a firm believer in grip-n-pull. After living ...I'm a firm believer in grip-n-pull. After living in Wakulla County for 11 years, I'm a pro at it. My husband came home covered in the little suckers one day - so tiny that I had to use magnifying classes and tweezers. Pulled out over 200. That's when I stopped counting. <br /><br />Not so many anymore now that we're townies, but he still goes to the woods and comes home with one or two each time.Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350593991157139017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-88407306518600001882009-05-31T13:51:04.476-05:002009-05-31T13:51:04.476-05:00Ugh! I hate ticks, especially ones on me! I pick...Ugh! I hate ticks, especially ones on me! I picked up one in one of those unmentionable places when on vacation in coastal Georgia once. I was screeching so loud the hotel staff probably thought my husband was killing me as he pulled it off. Instead, he was laughing at me. Shame on him. We have found that giving our dogs Comfortis pills for fleas also gets rid of ticks not only on them, but it sterilizes the ones that they come in contact with as well. It is expensive, but I am willing to do it for a little peace of mind. Where there is one tick, there are many. Ick!Cathy S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-43183950469087984032009-05-31T12:43:18.494-05:002009-05-31T12:43:18.494-05:00UGH! I HATE those things! I truly believe thay may...UGH! I HATE those things! I truly believe thay may just be the most loathsome creature on the planet. Warning: do NOT try those other methods! I found out the hard way... the tick will not back out. She'll just regurgitate under your skin and cause a much worse reaction. Ò¿Ó<br /><br /><I>Wordus aproposus: moleste</I>SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-68041429858650041972009-05-31T12:40:20.533-05:002009-05-31T12:40:20.533-05:00Ughhh! It's the same with me, mosquitoes I can sta...Ughhh! It's the same with me, mosquitoes I can stand but tick bites make me itch. So far in our "tick season" we've had lots of wood ticks but very few deer ticks.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-43021098977789140282009-05-31T12:03:30.388-05:002009-05-31T12:03:30.388-05:00She looks just like some sort of faceted gem--an o...She looks just like some sort of faceted gem--an old-fashioned diamond. I've certainly met my share of ticks--Miami in the old days was not a tick-free zone. But, at least you can see 'em. Chiggers drive me wild--under the skin where you can't get at 'em itching away! Errrrgggghh!Nancy Ortiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-10571175241063401332009-05-31T11:29:39.245-05:002009-05-31T11:29:39.245-05:00you do have a way with words! good pic - when I fi...you do have a way with words! good pic - when I first looked at it, I thought you had the tick on a leash, which would be odd, even for you. :) margeFlorida Beach Basicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757309712564048053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-16586654271326632502009-05-31T11:27:59.806-05:002009-05-31T11:27:59.806-05:00Great photo of that little bugger embedded in your...Great photo of that little bugger embedded in your skin there, fc. We saw a few ticks out on a trail the other day. I took a nice closeup photo of one that was seriously leaning out off a leaf as far as it could with its two front legs extended just looking to hitch a ride. They are sneaky little things.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-61231113211334606572009-05-31T11:25:47.818-05:002009-05-31T11:25:47.818-05:00I suppose ticks have their place in God's grand sc...I suppose ticks have their place in God's grand scheme, but DAMN they give me the heebie-jeebies.Miz Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797076536055067930noreply@blogger.com