With spring here, I look around at all the deer and brush with dread.Was infected in August and don't want to get reinfected. Thanks!!!!!! Can people tell me 1. What repellant you use? 2. How do you check your scalp? Can you feel a tick? 3.Do showers get the ticks off of skin? 4. ANy other prevention methods?
Posted by patdetweiler (Member # 7030) on :
I spray all my footwear with 0.5% permethrin spray(Duranon is one brand) and I don't go places tick. Showers will probably not dislodge ticks. Feel your scalp carefully, although I don't really know if you can feel the nymph or larvae stage ticks. Pat
Posted by bg (Member # 46416) on :
Cheryl's site most likely has detailed instructions there too. www.lymeinfo.net
Betty G.
Posted by keylyme (Member # 6622) on :
Thanks so much, just getting prepared.Also wondering what's safe for kids. Will go to that address. Thanks again
Posted by liz28 on :
Don't know if the rumors are true for:
1. Humans wearing pet collars as accessories, and 2. The old chestnut, Avon's Skin So Soft, a product that some of the smartest New Yorkers are convinced was developed by Army combat troops,
But I'm seriously considering both, just in case they help.
Posted by ivebeentricked (Member # 6944) on :
None of those sites set my mind at ease. I went hiking yesterday for the first time in nearly a year because I have been pretty sick. Hiking and fishing are two of my most favorite ways to spend my time, but I know after yesterday, I will never enoy either of those or anything similar the same ever again. I was so scared yesterday it really cut into my enjoyment.
Posted by beachcomber (Member # 5320) on :
Eucalyptus oil on my clothes and shoes seems to help. It will also keep busy-body neighbors away because you will smell like a medicine chest.