Pest Management Professional, October 2016
Chalk Talk Their numbers are particularly abundant along the East Coast Tick managemenT You know the control program is less than perfect when it includes restrict access from heavily tickinfested habitats Check yourself and children for ticks after walking in suspect areas Alter the landscape to increase penetration of sunlight and lower the humidity Treat the perimeter with sprays or granules and be aware that controlling ticks can be more difficult than controlling most insects Fortunately there are some effective repellents look for between 22 and 28 percent diethyltoluamide or DEET but I do not recommend they be applied on children You can also purchase some clothing with permethrin impregnated in it Most ticks are located within 3 yards of the lawn perimeter especially along woodlands stonewalls or ornamental plantings But what happens if you dont cut the grass around the swing set frame Cyfluthrin bifenthrin and carbaryl are registered for tick control outdoors Your success rate is going to vary with the tick density the number of new habitats available for the ticks to seek harborage and how many infested turkeys deer and other hosts move through the area Special thanks go to Dr Michael Dryden University Distinguished Professor DVM of Kansas State University Dr Dryden is an expert on ticks and fleas who presented much of this information at the Purdue Pest Management Conference in January 2016 pmp Contact Dr frishman a PMP Hall of Famer at PMPEditor@ northcoastmedia net Continued From page 142 The red meat allergy connection The list of all the associated diseases with this tick species is too long to cover in this column Simply put cats dogs and humans can be adversely affected Ehrlichiosis a Lyme disease like infection Rocky Mountain spotted fever tularemia and Heartland virus are all known A lesser known problem though is red meat allergy in humans Imagine eating a steak or hamburger and three to six hours later you experience swollen hands which feel like your skin is on fire or you break out in hives Here is how it works 1A Lone Star tick bites you and injects a sugar called alpha gal 2The same sugar food is in red meat beef pork venison rabbit 3When you eat the meat you are fine The sugars get digested But when the tick injects you your body triggers an immune system response to produce antibodies 4The next time you eat meat wham the reaction occurs Although not a common occurrence it is increasing as the ticks populations increase Photos istock com thecrimsonmonkey eases g ut e ountain
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