Re: OT: TICK DRAGGING (Was: An experiment)

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FROM MICHIGAN LYME SUPPORT:

Hi

I find that using cotton cordori works best it's not too thick but not

too light and has ridges for the ticks to get stuck on. My husband used rivets

to fasten it to each end of the pvc tubing. The cloth is about 2 feet in width

by 3 feet in length. Then I tie a rope through the PVC tubing long enough to

drag on the ground depending on how tall and how long your arms are. You need

to drag slowing and check it every couple feet. There is another method

called flagging where they connect the cloth to a pole to make it look like a

flag. Both methods work well. In this heat we are having it's not ideal to

look for ticks, until later in the evening. Ticks don't like the heat or

extreme cold. Best tick dragging weather is when the weather is above 32 but

not higher then in the 70's. I found that dragging early morning before 9am

works best in summer months. Hope this helps. There are other methods than

dragging I have done as well, takes more time to do, but does work as well.

Hugs,

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> > Hi everyone,

> > A while ago, I saw a documentary showing two biologists dragging a white

cloth of some sort through a field to get a tick count.

> > It's pretty dry here in upstate NY; the lawn/meadows are yellowing, and I'd

like to check the grounds for ticks.

> >

> > Has anyone any idea how to best do this? Is there a particular kind of

fabric? Does it need to be scented with mammal smells? Any suggestions? I'm just

curious, and would like to do this before and after rain, etc. to see what's

going on here, as far as risk to mowing husband.

> >

> > Be well,

> > Léna

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