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03-28-2008, 09:36 PM
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Name: dick cunningham City: Apex State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 68 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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WATCH OUT, I was outside working on my tractor and when I was done went into the shop to work on my new wixie saw fence and felt somthing on my ear, it was a tik. Didnot think they would be out yet.
dick
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03-28-2008, 09:42 PM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I can do you one better. Wife was pulling weeds next to the house today and there on the phone box was a copper head. When I pushed it off the phone box with the hoe it went straight down a hole. Just what I need 3 cats and a nest of copper heads. 
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03-28-2008, 09:43 PM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Yep, they're out in Stanly County. A friend of ours got one off her that was attached yesterday! Welcome to the South!! 
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03-28-2008, 09:45 PM
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Name: Geoff City: Lillington State: NC County: Harnett Join Date: Jan 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Please don't tell me that ticks are a "Southern Thang"!! We had plenty of those little buggers back east! .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)") | |
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03-28-2008, 09:47 PM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I only meant that they are out earlier here than up "East."
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03-28-2008, 09:47 PM
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Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Geoff, I believe you. Bugs and varmin' everywhere, bless your heart 
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03-28-2008, 10:02 PM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by NC Scroller  I can do you one better. Wife was pulling weeds next to the house today and there on the phone box was a copper head. When I pushed it off the phone box with the hoe it went straight down a hole. Just what I need 3 cats and a nest of copper heads. Cats should be keeping the snakes at bay they must not be hungry enough. 
My 12 year old Heinz 57 (dog) saved me from a copper head bite last year. He's like my shadow, follows me whenever he can and was laying down near me when I was running the mill. I Walked over to grab something and he went nutso when I got close to where the CH was. I looked down and there was a CH coiled, up just waiting for me to get in range. He gave the phrase mans best friend a whole new meaning. He obviously knew the CH was there but figured he wouldn't mess with it and sure didn't ant me to either... Dogs are cool except when someone else's wants to bite you.
BTW a .22 makes a better snake stick than a hoe, with the drought we had last year I expect snakes will be in supply this year, might be better to strap the 357 on when working outside  | |
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03-28-2008, 10:15 PM
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Name: Dennis City: Ivan's Corner (Monroe) State: NC County: Union Join Date: Jan 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Ticks are serious stuff. Had a man in the town I used to live (Mint Hill) that lost a son to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I try & have LOML check me for them every time I'm in the woods. | |
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03-28-2008, 10:59 PM
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Name: Bruce City: Apex State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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We are lucky, as we live in the middle of a forty thousand acre pine forest. Ticks and pine trees just go together. For the last four years, I have put tick medicine on my dogs year round. Today, I sprayed Seivin for the second time to control ticks. The Lone Star tick is now in this area, thanks to the deer population. The ordinary brown dog tick takes two to three days to become a blood swollen tick, but the star tick does so overnight. This is one of the reasons they are so numerous. Lighter fluid will kill one in less than thirty seconds. I pick one off, that is crawling, then hold her between my thumb and index finger. Put one drop of lighter fluid on my finger / thumb, and then wait thirty seconds. A well done tick! Unfortunately, the tiny deer ticks will be out in a couple of weeks. They are smaller than a grain of black pepper. | |
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03-28-2008, 11:57 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Had one attached to my fat belly three days ago, and man the bite still itches like nothing else. I sell and install deer fencing, I can almost guarantee that I have a tick (deer or dog) on me after measuring for or flagging out a fence run. No hazard pay for me 
Dave
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03-29-2008, 08:52 AM
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Name: Andrew City: Mills River State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 50 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Crap! I have been itching since I started reading this!
Good advice. Its never too early for vermin.
On the coldest day of the winter I went to my shop, its not heated except by the kerosene heater once I get in there.
I killed two black widow spiders one that literally was on the handle of the heater and the other down by the igniter. Guess they know where to go for heat! Amazing what that little propane torch I had handy does to one in a nano-second!
Hard to randomly spray for spiders. Unlike most bugs spiders have to be directly sprayed to kill them. Most bugs clean their feet with their mouths, thus poisoning themselves with any poison residue they walked through. Spiders don't do this. Unless you spray one, or stomp him (or burn him) they are hard to get rid of. Bug man suggested spray anyhow and hopefully kill their food supply and they'll just move along.
Yeah right... guess its a plan and it lets the bug man charge you lol... | |
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03-29-2008, 09:31 AM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I have to second the Copperhead report. I killed one out by the kids swing set Sunday. They were playing all around it and swinging right over it. Then my daughter saw it and came in the house to get me.
Still sluggish little Copperhead was not moving much or they would have been bitten. | |
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03-29-2008, 09:35 AM
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Name: Rob City: Sanford State: NC County: Lee Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 44 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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What's good to spray the yard for ticks? I usually use malathion? Spelling, so far it's done a decent job. Guess I'll be spraying the next day it's not too windy. | |
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03-29-2008, 03:45 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Add one more confirmed tick to the list. Pulled one off my butt in the middle of the nite last week. 
Don't worry, no pixs 
Roger
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03-29-2008, 04:14 PM
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Name: Ray City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by sapwood Add one more confirmed tick to the list. Pulled one off my butt in the middle of the nite last week.
Don't worry, no pixs
Roger No worries Roger. No photos? ... but we'll just believe you anyway.
Ray
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