Uncle Albert
Member
Tick season is upon us once again, so I thought I'd start out (my first post here) by sharing some of the techniques I'm using to keep the nasty little buggers off of me.
(Note: I just started using some of the things I'm going to talk about here a couple of days ago so I can't say with any confidence how well they work.
One thing I did notice is that mosquitoes left me alone last night, so I'm seeing that as good sign.
I'll drop by from time to time to let everybody know how well things are working)
A quick list of things you can eat and/or rub on yourself and your clothes and/or stuff in your socks and pockets:
Food
Garlic
Any citrus fruit
Cayanne pepper
Apple cider vinegar
Topical
Garlic
Orange peel
Eucalyptus leaves
Bounce fabric softener sheets (haven't tried this one yet but if they work I'm going to put some in my sleeping bag too)
Pocket/sock-stuffers
Garlic
Citrus rinds
Eucalyptus leaves (not very comfortable)
Fabric softener sheets.
Ticks have been called the dirty syringes of the insect world. They can transmit all kinds of stuff that you don't want like Lyme disease and Rocky mountain spotted fever, so I'm hoping this stuff does the job.
I'll try and post links to confirm some of this when I can.
Anybody else have any tips?
(Note: I just started using some of the things I'm going to talk about here a couple of days ago so I can't say with any confidence how well they work.
One thing I did notice is that mosquitoes left me alone last night, so I'm seeing that as good sign.
I'll drop by from time to time to let everybody know how well things are working)
A quick list of things you can eat and/or rub on yourself and your clothes and/or stuff in your socks and pockets:
Food
Garlic
Any citrus fruit
Cayanne pepper
Apple cider vinegar
Topical
Garlic
Orange peel
Eucalyptus leaves
Bounce fabric softener sheets (haven't tried this one yet but if they work I'm going to put some in my sleeping bag too)
Pocket/sock-stuffers
Garlic
Citrus rinds
Eucalyptus leaves (not very comfortable)
Fabric softener sheets.
Ticks have been called the dirty syringes of the insect world. They can transmit all kinds of stuff that you don't want like Lyme disease and Rocky mountain spotted fever, so I'm hoping this stuff does the job.
I'll try and post links to confirm some of this when I can.
Anybody else have any tips?