Who's having problems with it ticks?

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baby

Discussion Starter · 21 d ago

Well I finally sprayed yard around the house for ticks. This spring the ticks have been worse than I have seen in a while. I think the weather has contributed to part of this problem. I was wondering if you all have been having problems with them.

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Bear Sits In The Woods

· #2 · 21 d ago

I’m covered up with them, pulled two off just yesterday. They are just a part of living where I do, in a couple weeks it will be snakes and mosquitoes. I’ve also got flies around the yard by the pound.

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baby

Discussion Starter · #3 · 21 d ago

Bear Sits In The Woods said:
I’m covered up with them, pulled two off just yesterday. They are just a part of living where I do, in a couple weeks it will be snakes and mosquitoes. I’ve also got flies around the yard by the pound.

No problem with snake but the flies later on and the mosquitoes at the pond when it warms up.

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Bear Sits In The Woods

· #4 · 21 d ago

The price we pay for peace and quite.

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dennishoddy

· #5 · 21 d ago

We don’t have much problems with ticks. I think it’s because the turkey come through the yard almost daily, pecking at whatever is good for them, so I’m sure ticks are part of their diet.
Skeeters aren’t a problem at the house because we have bats. We can see them darting around at night under the yard light.
Get away from the house, and it’s a different story.

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Bear Sits In The Woods

· #6 · 21 d ago

We watch bats during the summer but still have skeeters big as chickens.

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diggler1833

· #7 · 20 d ago

This stuff right here is GOLDEN for keeping flies under a bit of control. You can get them at Atwoods, or order online. The bait is all-natural ingredients too, so if your dog gets into it (why I wouldn't know) you're safe.

I have 3 at different corners of my house. I do keep them under cover (overhangs) for weather reasons though.

Each bait lasts about 3 weeks, and I probably dump out about 1K flies from each trap.

It really keeps 95% of them out of my house.

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retrieverman

· #8 · 20 d ago

Bear Sits In The Woods said:
We watch bats during the summer but still have skeeters big as chickens.

I was sitting out on the porch night before last and watched an east TX mosquito eat a bat.😳🤣

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Bear Sits In The Woods

· #9 · 20 d ago

diggler1833 said:
This stuff right here is GOLDEN for keeping flies under a bit of control. You can get them at Atwoods, or order online. The bait is all-natural ingredients too, so if your dog gets into it (why I wouldn't know) you're safe.

I have 3 at different corners of my house. I do keep them under cover (overhangs) for weather reasons though.

Each bait lasts about 3 weeks, and I probably dump out about 1K flies from each trap.

It really keeps 95% of them out of my house.

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Great tip thanks.

Bear Sits In The Woods

· #10 · 20 d ago

retrieverman said:
I was sitting out on the porch night before last and watched an east TX mosquito eat a bat.😳🤣

For some reason I think you very well might be telling the truth!

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retrieverman

· #11 · 20 d ago

Bear Sits In The Woods said:
For some reason I think you very well might be telling the truth!

Here’s the fact. I used to have a lot of bats flying around in the evening, and now, I only see one or two. I think the mosquitoes could be eating them. 🤷‍♂️

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caliberbob

· #12 · 18 d ago

We have 27 chickens and I’m looking into getting a couple Guinea fowl. Lots of brush on our property. I have yet to find a tick on my but I’ve pulled two off the kids this past week and one of our cat yesterday. Hoping the birds help keep them down. I’ve heard Guinea fowl do great but ducks absolutely destroy them 🤷‍♂️

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dennishoddy

· #13 · 18 d ago

Got my first two yesterday. I was cleaning up in some high grass, and went into the shop. Felt one crawling on my leg, and it got the propane torch treatment after flipping it on the floor.
Got up this morning and had one attached to the back of the leg, so it's swimming in the septic tank as we speak. Hate those danged things.

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Bullbuster

· #14 · 18 d ago

Ticks and chiggers are the 2 things I don’t miss at all.

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GAdadinOK

· #15 · 15 d ago

Bear Sits In The Woods said:
I’m covered up with them, pulled two off just yesterday. They are just a part of living where I do, in a couple weeks it will be snakes and mosquitoes. I’ve also got flies around the yard by the pound.

Get you some guinea hens...they'll take care of both the ticks and the snakes. Your peace and quite will suffer, though. Those things make a racket.

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Bear Sits In The Woods

· #16 · 14 d ago

I sure do like them other than getting on the roof of the house. They are as bad as the dogs, a leaf falls and they get so worked up they bark for twenty minutes.

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dennishoddy

· #17 · 13 d ago

Averaging about one a day from the yard. I've got a lot of old insecticide left from the gardening days and the yard needs sprayed with broadleaf, so thinking I'm gonna throw everything related to killing bugs in the three point sprayer and turn this place into a toxic waste zone for bugs.

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okbob

· #18 · 11 d ago

Someone say tick? Lol pulled off the dog this evening.

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dennishoddy

· #19 · 11 d ago

I've seen them that size on some of the stray dogs we get around here on occasion. Only a couple miles out of town, so people dump their unwanted dogs out here.

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okbob

· #20 · 11 d ago

First one I've ever pulled off of either lab over the years. It was under his chin about half way between his chin and throat.

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