tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post1654343626640378577..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: TicksBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-68781436572939463722013-05-30T18:40:40.971-05:002013-05-30T18:40:40.971-05:00Just to let you know, it is debatable how long a t...Just to let you know, it is debatable how long a tick needs to be attached to you in order to pass on an infection so I would err on the side of caution and get treated with antibiotics for ANY tick bite. Please take this advice from a woman who is suffering from Chronic Lyme Disease and is now bedridden after being bitten only ONCE 13 years ago. I never got the tell-tale bulls eye rash they all Lyme Lenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179859744111305842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-18534565151653752122013-05-21T23:29:24.662-05:002013-05-21T23:29:24.662-05:00Thank you for sharing that, Karen! Sounds about r...Thank you for sharing that, Karen! Sounds about right; one has to decide on their own level of acceptable risk, too.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-10706222556788492612013-05-21T22:59:08.393-05:002013-05-21T22:59:08.393-05:00According to information on the Tick Encounter Res...According to information on the Tick Encounter Resource Center's website (http://www.tickencounter.org/), the ticks must be attached for 24-36 hours before the pathogen is transmitted. Also, it says that 1 in 4 deer/blacklegged ticks has Lyme bacteria, but only about 1 in 1000 dog ticks carries pathogens. These are good factoids.Karen Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638911073507980300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-2011777143326270602013-05-21T01:19:39.203-05:002013-05-21T01:19:39.203-05:00Thank you for the update via Facebook where you sa...Thank you for the update via Facebook where you said it finally emerged from your keyboard on its own and started "questing." Glad it didn't attach to you!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-17571589995278734352013-05-20T20:54:50.121-05:002013-05-20T20:54:50.121-05:00I had to laugh because I just found a tick crawlin...I had to laugh because I just found a tick crawling on me, and when I scrolled up to see what it was, I saw that you mentioned you were crawling with lone star ticks after visiting Missouri haha. Well, from what I found out it is an adult female lonestar tick. Thanks for the info! (unfortunately it fell into my keyboard, so now it will be fun getting it out...-_-)Lisa Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161343025967412352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-73357014364858824502013-05-20T20:01:15.681-05:002013-05-20T20:01:15.681-05:00Thank you for the compliments, Sandra!Thank you for the compliments, Sandra!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-33134751570180082842013-05-20T17:33:15.351-05:002013-05-20T17:33:15.351-05:00Best overall article on ticks I've seen in a l...Best overall article on ticks I've seen in a long long time, if not ever. Especially like that you not only covered several species of ticks, but other tick borne diseases besides Lyme's; it's important to know about Lymes, but other tick borne diseases are most often ignored. This will be my go to article for people that ask me about ticks. Great Job Eric! Look forward to seeing Sandra H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17823363360050452973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-50139368615369997232013-05-19T16:23:23.648-05:002013-05-19T16:23:23.648-05:00Thank you, Lisa and Vanessa!Thank you, Lisa and Vanessa!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-24780024187253800002013-05-19T10:55:53.966-05:002013-05-19T10:55:53.966-05:00Thank you for this detailed information on an unpl...Thank you for this detailed information on an unpleasant but very necessary subject!Lisa Rainsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728287766989599546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-65723167415727054872013-05-19T10:11:20.285-05:002013-05-19T10:11:20.285-05:00Eric you present a fine argument for being knowled...Eric you present a fine argument for being knowledgeable about ticks! Not one of my favorites either but fascinating biology. Great evocative photo of the questing tick. It's wise to remember how they hang out on the very tips of vegetation, sense you coming then . . . get you.vanessa carduihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.com