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Re: Ticks and birds
- To: steven.shultz@us.pwcglobal.com, carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Re: Ticks and birds
- From: Psbmt@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:56:06 EST
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
In a message dated 3/2/00 1:27:12 PM, steven.shultz@us.pwcglobal.com writes:
<< Do ticks "breed" year round? The only time I have seen, and been
particularly
concerned about, the larval (?) ticks called "seed ticks" , is in the summer.
I, along with many other birder I'm sure, hang around in brushy areas in the
winter with less concern about human tick infestation than in the summer. Am
I
fooling myself, or do I need to take the standard tick precautions in January
like I would in June?
>>
I've only noticed seed ticks in the hottest part of summer, usually late July
is the time they bother us or our dog. They're the worst, in my opinion, a
nuisance.
But beware, my daughter came home last weekend after playing in a friend's
yard near Jordan Lake with 2 ticks on her!! She knocked one off while she
was playing, so that would be 3; the one's I saw looked like a Lone Star
Tick and maybe an American Dog Tick or brown dog tick. Both were easily
noticed, the Lone Star was already attached to her skin, Ugh! I don't think
they'de "breed" here year round, but I'm just guessing.
Shelley Theye
Psbmt@aol.com
N. Chatham Cty, NC