Guest guest Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I just got some natural flea & tick repellent that has a very pleasant scent that you would spray on your dos daily before they go out. Just got it today. Not sure when flea & tick season is. It's from www.pugleys-choice.com. It's called 'Stop Bug-gin' Me! " . Has some tangerine peel oil, geranium oil, etc. -Sonya Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed [ ] Re: Ticks From what I understood from a study (recent, I think), Bb etc can be passed prenatally on to the tick's BABIES, regardless of the host. I agree, understanding why some species do not suffer from these diseases could be valuable. (Used to be the fame and fortune from exalted university positions and ensuing grants from discovering something was enough.... but those don't happen anymore either.) We picked many bloated ones off our dogs and some off ourselves before we knew anything about Lyme. It's been reported migrating birds carry them as well, which makes sense. (I do think there are too many deer in any case, it's been reported there's more now than ever; between preservation efforts and the number of hunters declining, their population has surged in the US. But deer have gotten smarter - we had 40 ac that no one hunted on for many years. Then my DH started; within 3 years, there were no visible deer during hunting season. They lay low. The rest of the year they were playing with our dogs, seriously.) > > Most animals are hosts for ticks now. It's not just the deer that are > carrying them. > > My cats have brought the ticks into my house. I've found them around > their mouths. They are big into catching mice/moles and birds. > > I've heard that raccoons, skunks, squirrels, birds, mice, etc. can now > carry ticks. They feed on just about any animal they can hitch hike on > to. > > Not all ticks carry Lyme/co-infections, but I got bit by a few and one of > them was the one I got infected by. I believe it was brought into the > house by my cats. > > I use Frontline, and am thinking of using something else, my cats freak > out everytime I put it on them. I'd freak too, it's a dangerous chemical. > > I wish there was something organic that I could put on them, or feed to > them. > > > > > > Any U.S. tax advice contained in the body of this e-mail was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by the recipient for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions. >________________________________________________________________________ > The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. > > Notice required by law: This e-mail may constitute an advertisement or solicitation under U.S. law, if its primary purpose is to advertise or promote a commercial product or service. You may choose not to receive advertising and promotional messages from Ernst & Young LLP (except for Ernst & Young Online and the ey.com website, which track e-mail preferences through a separate process) at this e-mail address by forwarding this message to no-more-mail@... If you do so, the sender of this message will be notified promptly. Our principal postal address is 5 Times Square, New York, NY 10036. Thank you. Ernst & Young LLP > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 > > From what I understood from a study (recent, I think), Bb etc can be passed prenatally on to the tick's BABIES, regardless of the host. I agree, understanding why some species do not suffer from these diseases could be valuable. yes, but this is relatively rare form of transmission. most ticks get infected in the larval/nymph stage, when feeding on small animals that carry the Bb. Because there is some transmission through the eggs, even killing the complete tick host population would not work to permanently eradicate Bb. > It's been reported migrating birds carry them as well, which makes sense. yes, but those are mostly ticks that feed on different hosts. However, because there is some host overlap, especially in coastal areas, and this spreads the Borrelia between tick species. > (I do think there are too many deer in any case, it's been reported there's more now than ever; between preservation efforts and the number of hunters declining, their population has surged in the US. If the deer numbers are far too high something should be done yes. In Netherlands we have the constant discussion about introducing wolves in the few small national parks; this discussion started 30 years ago but there is no progress, will probably never happen. There are no natural predators, so the ecology does not work. Hunting is not a good solution in the long run IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Sorry this took so long to get back to you lizzianthus007 in regards to the flea stuff. has a bad habit of sending my emails into the SPAM folder.  Someone gave it to me to try so I don't know how much it is. The website is www.pugleys- choice.com From: lizzianthus007@... <lizzianthus007@...> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Ticks Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 2:59 PM  I make that same blend , how much did you pay for it as I share it right now with others ..... In a message dated 3/30/2010 5:57:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sonyafly (DOT) com writes: I just got some natural flea & tick repellent that has a very pleasant scent that you would spray on your dos daily before they go out. Just got it today. Not sure when flea & tick season is. It's from www.pugleys- choice.com. It's called 'Stop Bug-gin' Me! " . Has some tangerine peel oil, geranium oil, etc. -Sonya Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed [ ] Re: Ticks From what I understood from a study (recent, I think), Bb etc can be passed prenatally on to the tick's BABIES, regardless of the host. I agree, understanding why some species do not suffer from these diseases could be valuable. (Used to be the fame and fortune from exalted university positions and ensuing grants from discovering something was enough.... but those don't happen anymore either.) We picked many bloated ones off our dogs and some off ourselves before we knew anything about Lyme. It's been reported migrating birds carry them as well, which makes sense. (I do think there are too many deer in any case, it's been reported there's more now than ever; between preservation efforts and the number of hunters declining, their population has surged in the US. But deer have gotten smarter - we had 40 ac that no one hunted on for many years. Then my DH started; within 3 years, there were no visible deer during hunting season. They lay low. The rest of the year they were playing with our dogs, seriously.) > > Most animals are hosts for ticks now. It's not just the deer that are > carrying them. > > My cats have brought the ticks into my house. I've found them around > their mouths. They are big into catching mice/moles and birds. > > I've heard that raccoons, skunks, squirrels, birds, mice, etc. can now > carry ticks. They feed on just about any animal they can hitch hike on > to. > > Not all ticks carry Lyme/co-infections, but I got bit by a few and one of > them was the one I got infected by. I believe it was brought into the > house by my cats. > > I use Frontline, and am thinking of using something else, my cats freak > out everytime I put it on them. I'd freak too, it's a dangerous chemical. > > I wish there was something organic that I could put on them, or feed to > them. > > > > > > Any U.S. tax advice contained in the body of this e-mail was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by the recipient for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions. >___________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. > > Notice required by law: This e-mail may constitute an advertisement or solicitation under U.S. law, if its primary purpose is to advertise or promote a commercial product or service. You may choose not to receive advertising and promotional messages from Ernst & Young LLP (except for Ernst & Young Online and the ey.com website, which track e-mail preferences through a separate process) at this e-mail address by forwarding this message to no-more-mail@ ... If you do so, the sender of this message will be notified promptly. Our principal postal address is 5 Times Square, New York, NY 10036. Thank you. Ernst & Young LLP > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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