Nachako Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 It might be do to the mild winter or dry spring. I'm up to half a dozen ticks this year and it is only early May. I didn't find any last year. Most are coming from the Kootenay region. Today I found one at the base of my skull. So when you get home have the spouse play find the little vampire ;-) Has anyone else noticed the increase or do I just have to change my deodorant ? Quote
ÜberFly Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 Stop rolling around in the grass Paul and get fishing!! Quote
Nachako Posted May 11, 2015 Author Posted May 11, 2015 It's that damn working for a living thing Peter. The lakes don't open here until next weekend. Quote
SkwalaStonefly Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 The increase in the number of ticks is not surprising with the warm winter, however the nasty little beasts can carry a variety of pathogens, including those causing Lyme disease and Powassan virus. Ticks found while out in the wild can be submitted for identification and testing (see web sites below for Alberta and BC with insturctions). Knowing what types of ticks are being found where and if they are infected is incredibly valuable information for us all, especially in view of climate change and the resulting appearance of infected ticks in new locations. http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-info/lyme-disease.html http://www.bccdc.ca/dis-cond/a-z/_l/LymeDisease/overview/Lyme+Disease.htm#heading8 3 Quote
Nachako Posted May 12, 2015 Author Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks for this. I knew about the submission and testing program. But didn't know how or to whom. Will get on this because I'm not alone in this. Quote
SilverDoctor Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 The idea is great, the more we can send in the better data they will have. Quote
jpinkster Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 A family friend contracted Lyme disease from a tick a number of years ago. The symptoms took a few years to develop, but once they did her life has turned into an absolute nightmare. Those little suckers are no joke. Quote
Nachako Posted May 12, 2015 Author Posted May 12, 2015 The ones up here are not suppose to have Lyme disease but I don't want Rocky Mountain fever either. . Though I guided a photographer from Toronto a few years ago. That had contracted Lyme disease and the poor chap couldn't get more than a couple of hundred meters from the the truck. He said it took the doctors years to successful diagnose it. Quote
alan2 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 If you put DEET repellent around your pant legs/boots that prevents them crawling up which is often how they get on you. Deet works to keep ticks away as well as skeeters apparently. Maybe crotch, neck and armpits would be good areas too! Quote
ÜberFly Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Just don't plan on having children for the next few years!! IMaybe crotch, neck and armpits would be good areas too! 1 Quote
Pipestoneflyguy Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 There are plenty of them up here this year too Paul, pulled two off me this week from a couple short river outings, Patrick has taken one off his dog this week. I can hear them hitting my hat, hate those little basterds! Quote
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