tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post2870019688602943666..comments2024-02-21T13:49:48.833-05:00Comments on SwampThings: Waiting For Dinnerswamp4mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-46773808439778880842009-06-10T20:00:28.742-04:002009-06-10T20:00:28.742-04:00Ellen,
Whenever I have a group I carry a jar with ...Ellen,<br />Whenever I have a group I carry a jar with soapy water in it. The kids get to drop the crawlers in and then we count 'em at the end of the day. Helps the squimy ones get over the icky tick factor ;)swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-39784872304657465852009-06-01T11:41:56.697-04:002009-06-01T11:41:56.697-04:00We turned ticks into a contest when I was working ...We turned ticks into a contest when I was working in NJ - the group that came back with the most won. This was a good way to turn something scarey into a fun "game" - the only down side was that the kids would then go charging into the tall grasses to try and get more ticks!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-59625582762839004192009-05-31T20:35:22.189-04:002009-05-31T20:35:22.189-04:00Woodswalker,
Tape is a wonderful tool -- I don'...Woodswalker,<br />Tape is a wonderful tool -- I don't think double-sided would work, but duct tape will get 'em! Luckily for us, Lyme disease is not as prevalent in our area as it is up north. We have our share of other tick associated illnesses though.<br /><br />Woodduck,<br />I've always heard that guinea hens will eat ticks, but I don't know if it's true. No collared doves in our area of the state yet.swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-10299750996652957472009-05-31T01:25:58.660-04:002009-05-31T01:25:58.660-04:00Maybe by local population of Brown Thrashers are e...Maybe by local population of Brown Thrashers are eating some.<br />We also have a bunch of catbirds. Would they eat the ticks?<br />We're getting a large population of Eurasian Collared Doves that might not be tick eaters, but we're enjoying them; out on the banks...happy trailsWoodduckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531249685956365554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-30520880205163477992009-05-29T22:00:13.311-04:002009-05-29T22:00:13.311-04:00Hmmm... Tape... Never thought of that. I wonder,...Hmmm... Tape... Never thought of that. I wonder, could you wrap your ankles with double-sided tape, like wrapping the trunk of a tree to catch caterpillars...<br />The ticks are terrible, even up here in upstate NY. Every time I go out I pull some off me. But I won't let that keep me home, even though I've had Lyme disease twice. How come I don't get immune?Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-86685233205480732952009-05-29T18:31:53.821-04:002009-05-29T18:31:53.821-04:00Lynne,
Sounds like the ticks are bad everywhere th...Lynne,<br />Sounds like the ticks are bad everywhere this year. I carry duct tape with me in the late summer and early fall when the larval ticks are out. Makes quick work of picking them off and securing them!swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-84866734950867673132009-05-29T18:29:33.329-04:002009-05-29T18:29:33.329-04:00I won't let the ticks drive me indoors either. Th...I won't let the ticks drive me indoors either. The idea of taping the attached ones to the date on a calendar is a terrific one.<br /><br />We keep a strip of wide duct tape or packing tape near the door to put crawlies on. <br /><br />It looks to be a banner year for them here in Minnesota.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com