Mark Meckes
19th February 2006, 09:01 PM
In regions where ticks and chiggers are plentiful, precautions may need to be taken to avoid them when spending time outdoors or doing chores in the garden.
Ticks and chiggers have no special attraction to bamboo, though they may be found living amongst the vegetation surrounding the bamboo, at the periphery of a grove and around trails and habitats of domestic and wild creatures that these insects prey on.
The best time to care for, maintain and harvest materials from bamboo plantings and groves is from autumn through late winter, as spring and summer are when nymphal ticks and other pesky critters feed.
Following are some links to info about ...
Chiggers (http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/L-1223.html) - by Phillip J. Hamman - Area Extension Entomologist - Texas A&M University
Common Ticks (http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pccommonticks.htm) - Illinois Department of Public Health
Pics of Ticks (http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/ticks/) - Iowa State Entomology Image Gallery
Info on the Biology of Ticks (http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rbkimsey/tickbio.html) - by Larisa Vredevoe, Dept of Entomology, University of California, Davis
Pictures of Ticks and Rashes (http://www.lymenet.org/pictures.shtml) - at Lymenet.org
How can I protect myself from Lyme disease? - Excerpt from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/diseases/lyme.htm)
Whenever possible, you should avoid entering areas that are likely to be infested with ticks, particularly in spring and summer when nymphal ticks feed.
If you are in an area with ticks, you should wear light-colored clothing so that ticks can be spotted more easily and removed before becoming attached.
If you are in an area with ticks, wear long-sleeved shirts, and tuck your pants into socks. You may also want to wear high rubber boots (since ticks are usually located close to the ground).
Application of insect repellents containing DEET (n,n-diethyl-m-toluamide) to clothes and exposed skin, and permethrin (which kills ticks on contact) to clothes, should also help reduce the risk of tick attachment. DEET can be used safely on children and adults but should be applied according to Environmental Protection Agency guidelines to reduce the possibility of toxicity.
Since transmission of B. burgdorferi from an infected tick is unlikely to occur before 36 hours of tick attachment, check for ticks daily and remove them promptly. Embedded ticks should be removed by using fine-tipped tweezers. Cleanse the area with an antiseptic.
You can reduce the number of ticks around your home by removing leaf litter, and brush and wood-piles around your house and at the edge of your yard. By clearing trees and brush in your yard, you can reduce the likelihood that deer, rodents, and ticks will live there.
Ticks and chiggers have no special attraction to bamboo, though they may be found living amongst the vegetation surrounding the bamboo, at the periphery of a grove and around trails and habitats of domestic and wild creatures that these insects prey on.
The best time to care for, maintain and harvest materials from bamboo plantings and groves is from autumn through late winter, as spring and summer are when nymphal ticks and other pesky critters feed.
Following are some links to info about ...
Chiggers (http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/L-1223.html) - by Phillip J. Hamman - Area Extension Entomologist - Texas A&M University
Common Ticks (http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pccommonticks.htm) - Illinois Department of Public Health
Pics of Ticks (http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/ticks/) - Iowa State Entomology Image Gallery
Info on the Biology of Ticks (http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rbkimsey/tickbio.html) - by Larisa Vredevoe, Dept of Entomology, University of California, Davis
Pictures of Ticks and Rashes (http://www.lymenet.org/pictures.shtml) - at Lymenet.org
How can I protect myself from Lyme disease? - Excerpt from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/diseases/lyme.htm)
Whenever possible, you should avoid entering areas that are likely to be infested with ticks, particularly in spring and summer when nymphal ticks feed.
If you are in an area with ticks, you should wear light-colored clothing so that ticks can be spotted more easily and removed before becoming attached.
If you are in an area with ticks, wear long-sleeved shirts, and tuck your pants into socks. You may also want to wear high rubber boots (since ticks are usually located close to the ground).
Application of insect repellents containing DEET (n,n-diethyl-m-toluamide) to clothes and exposed skin, and permethrin (which kills ticks on contact) to clothes, should also help reduce the risk of tick attachment. DEET can be used safely on children and adults but should be applied according to Environmental Protection Agency guidelines to reduce the possibility of toxicity.
Since transmission of B. burgdorferi from an infected tick is unlikely to occur before 36 hours of tick attachment, check for ticks daily and remove them promptly. Embedded ticks should be removed by using fine-tipped tweezers. Cleanse the area with an antiseptic.
You can reduce the number of ticks around your home by removing leaf litter, and brush and wood-piles around your house and at the edge of your yard. By clearing trees and brush in your yard, you can reduce the likelihood that deer, rodents, and ticks will live there.