Has anyone used the Damminix Tick Tubes in their yard with good success? Check out the link above.
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bcb1200
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Yes...they work really well.
My wife was also a professional landscaper on Nantucket where lyme is hyperendemic. EVERYONE uses them there.
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Really? WOW! I am going to pass this on to my son. He's been considering them as their large back yard is infested with ticks. Thank you bcb1200!
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This is my first summer using them... I put them around my property but havent noticed any of the cotton disaperaing. I know I have mice because I find them dead in my inground pool's skimmer.
Chimpmunks are too big I think to fit into the tube to pull out the cotton, They don't seem to be that interested in collecting the cotton for nesting...Just my observation!
I did pull out some of the cotton and stuffed into my rock wall where the critters are, hopefully they used it to nest!
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I heard Dr B mention these at a talk he gave a few years ago.
He said they work very well - after one season (or year?) the results were excellent.
I would use them, but they don't ship to our state!
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Oh, forgot to say that it's possible to make your own tick tubes, too.
Spray cotton balls with permethrin, let dry, then stuff into tubes.
Haven't tried this, though.
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Our chicken coop, at the bottom of our yard, surrounded by overgrown shrubs, raspberry bushes, and trees, needed a new roof.
So last month, as my birthday gift, my husband, dad, brother, and a friend went down and reroofed it and it took them 2 days.
Two days before they did that, my husband went down and sprinkled diatomaceous earth on all the bushes and branches and such.
And both days they worked, I sprayed them all over with an all natural tick & insect repellent I found on line.
Over two days they roofed, not one of the four guys found a single tick on them, or any other insect either. I was extremely pleased!!! Or should I say thrilled as I had been really nervous about them going down there.
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What natural insect repellent did you use, 17 hens? Thank you Jenn and Cactus for the information.
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It's called Ambermin's All Natural Tick & Insect Repellent. It's deet-free, non-toxic and repels mosquitos, ticks, flies, gnats, fleas, and no-see-ums. (hmmm, wonder what they look like )
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Thank you to everyone, and thank you 17hens for the link to the insect repellent.
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I'd like to add that I use Orange Guard (in stores) and TKO Orange (concentrate, online. One url: www.organicorangetkocal.com - I have no financial involvement).
It's an essential oil from oranges and it's how the fruit keeps away bugs. It's nontoxic to us, as long as we're not allergic to oranges.
Put a little bit in a spray bottle, fill with water and spray on clothing, the yard and lightly mist/rub on dog/cat fur. It's biodegradable so would have to be applied frequently, like every 24 hours, I think.
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