5 Common Tick Myths Debunked: How to Stay Protected from Ticks
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- čas přidán 6. 04. 2023
- Learn how to stay protected from ticks with these debunked tick myths! Don't believe the misconception that ticks fall out of trees or that all ticks carry diseases. Discover the truth about ticks and how to protect yourself with effective tick prevention methods, such as using permethrin-treated clothing and doing a tick check when you come home.
UPDATE: Dr. Mather further discusses the common myth that ticks fall out of trees, watch the video here: bit.ly/3UKu6c6
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UPDATE: Dr. Thomas Mather further discusses the common myth that ticks fall out of trees. Watch his update here:
I have worked in the woods, for over 40 years. I have come home with 200 plus ticks 2 days a week, for several months every year. I have 4 kinds of tick borne illness. I have SAT on the ground, and watched ticks fall out of trees, TRYING to land on me. I have WATCHED them. They usually don't climb very high, but out on limbs, and try to launch onto me. So, you are simply wrong about Number one. I have HEARD them falling, and watched them falling. If they fall from 6 feet up, and land on dry leaves, you can actually hear them hit the forest floor. They then begin to WALK toward you. I'm a land surveyor. Tick food Nate
One other tip, don't wear dark clothing. Light colored clothing won't scare ticks away, but makes it easier to see them so they can be removed from clothing.
About ticks in trees, I have walked under oak trees and had a tick land on my arm. Squirrels get ticks and fleas so they do sometimes fall from above they may not live there but they DO fall from trees.
As a birder, I have worn gaiters for many years. This is very useful for avoiding ticks, chiggers and fire ants. It is an easy and cheap solution for a common problem. Gaiters also keep burrs off of your shoe laces and prevent your shoes from becoming untied.
I was the first person in the UK to be diagnosed with Lyme Disease (1985) and was bitten on the front of my thigh. I never ever saw the tick, indicating that it did not stay attached for very long. I did get the bullseye rash, but not having seen the tick I cannot say how long after the bite it appeared.
I have to comment about ticks not dropping out of trees.
I would be interested to see what research you have conducted to conclude that ticks don't drop from trees, considering I have personally seen ticks drop out of low-hanging branches onto me.
In 1971 I almost died and was in a coma for 2 weeks due to a tick bite, there was an outbreak of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the southeast and I was unfortunate enough to get it but fortunate enough to survive.
I have found ticks on my roof while painting eaves and trim. They are definitely in the trees.
Oh baloney, ticks in trees isn’t a myth. Ticks ANYWHERE isn’t a myth. I’ve seen them on clothes line posts high above my head, on the tops of plastic garbage cans, on a hanging bird feeder. Whether their little tick brain said “Imma hang on that bird feeder and drop on that lady’s head when she comes to fill it”…or the bird brought it when it came for the seed DOESN’T MATTER. Ticks can be anywhere.
I love being outdoors and I have found ticks on me that came from vegetation of all heights. Walking through short and tall grasses (ankle biters), bushes and shrubs, and trees. The most ticks I've experienced on me was camping in a small clearing with tree branches overhead and the little bastards dropped down onto me and my camping party like they were paratroopers invading Normandy. We counted 53 on my dad that had climbed onto his body that evening and we knew there were more but it was dark and we could only see so much with flashlights. I've also found a couple on me when I took a lunch break in the office parking lot and stood under a relatively small ornamental pear tree, so they can and will try to get to a host any way they can.
Got a warning in my email. It said "if someone comes to your door and offers to check for ticks if you undress and turn with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT. IT IS A SCAM. They just want to see you naked. I wish I got this email yesterday. I am so embarrassed!"
Tick's do fall from trees, I've witnessed it, almost sounded like it was raining , most were hitting the ground but a few where landing on us. And yes I've seen them sitting on the tip of a grass seed head with their legs outstretched waiting for you to come in contact with them and that's I'm sure more typical.
You might have a doctorate in a college, but you have obviously not been to Manatee State Park in Florida. The tick are definitely falling from the trees because they were falling on us many many times. We had to stay under our awning because of the ticks falling. And yes, they were absolutely ticks
My wife and I were at Chappaquiddick "Marthas Vineyard, the island is infested with ticks. Wherever we walked the ticks were attacking from the bushes and they fell like rain from the trees above us.
They absolutely do drop from trees. As a bald man I can confirm this. I've had then drop on my head and immediately captured it.. I have found them on caps and head wraps often. I have ten acres of woods and field. Ticks climb trees. Bought some expensive gaiters and I've found ticks climbing right up them. They were a huge waste of money. Permethrin doesn't work and is extremely expensive. I just go home and do a full body check after a day in the woods. I use a tick twister to remove them and I have stopped worrying about getting a tick bite. I have had dozens of tick bites, I'm located in one of the largest deer populations in Michigan. Plenty of ticks and plenty of neighbors who only use chickens in their yards to eat the little buggers.
Having lived in the middle of the woods in Arkansas, and cutting firewood, I was very familiar with ticks, and worse yet, chiggers. To work all day in the woods, I first put Avon Skin So Soft with a few drops of patchouli oil on my body. Long pants, long-sleeved shirt tucked in, work boots, and pant legs duct taped around the ankles. Then the DEET or permethrin sprayed on shirt and pants. You only stand on a chigger nest one time before you learn to prepare.
Permethrin is your friend. I treat all my clothing with it and keep it treated throughout the year.
I’m from central Massachusetts; my parents live on 4 acres of land. My dad was bit a week before father’s day and was in hospital for the last week with Anaplasmosis. Thankfully he is now home and resting…but he was so so sick. Poor thing.