[Phillip Beall]

All,

I am an active outdoors guy.  I hate a lot of stinging and biting insects, but the nearly microscopic ticks we have on our place drive me insane.  Yesterday I spent a few hours outside, walking in the woods and marking trees to be cleared or not cleared to ease fencing our north and east property lines.  When I was done I undressed, Kathy had the unpleasant task of inspecting me and finding no ticks I headed to the shower…only to spot a big dog tick crawling on my right shoulder.  It must have come out of my hair, I snagged it and gave it a burial at sea.  Then I showered and soaped and rubbed every inch of my body.  This morning I woke to find the tiniest Lone Star tick I have ever seen, buried up on the back of my left ankle.  I swear, I hate those things.  Anyway, if you too are an outdoorsy type, this Wall Street Journal piece – Ticks Are Really Bad This Summer.  What to Do About Them – might interest you.  Reader comments are often not visible from the free links I can provide, but many commented on using a “tick lasso” to remove them.  I am dubious they will work for the tiny ones, but I am ordering one today and will try it out.

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Phillip Beall (W5EBC)

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