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06.26.08, 15:08 PM General Topics
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TICKS- rented a house in the hamptons for the summer- landlords said to check for ticks every night. wtf? is this normal? they said you have to do that out on long island. never heard of that. any insight? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.26.08, 03:08 PM Flag
 

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Yes, check for ticks every night. We do it at bath time - I feel like a monkey, checking my kids' hair. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 03:09 PM Flag
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are they easy to spot? what do you do if you find one? landlords said to take it out the old fashion way- what way is that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 03:10 PM Flag
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The deer ticks are harder to spot - they look like poppy seeds. Those are the Lyme ticks. We have not found one yet, but I was told to pull it out by the body with tweezers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 03:12 PM Flag
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deer ticks vs. regular ticks? do they both live on or around the beach? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 03:13 PM Flag
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Yes, deer vs regular ticks. They both live in grass - your yard (I think those are more likely to be deer) or high beach grass (more likely regular). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 03:14 PM Flag
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They can be the size of a pin head, so you need to look pretty closely. I think that the preferred method is use tweezers (but be careful not to squish the tick while still in the skin.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 03:13 PM Flag
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I think I read somewhere that it is a bad year for tick season everywhere in the NE. If you take them off quickly enough, there's not as much risk of lymn disease. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.26.08, 03:11 PM Flag
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