It is tick season. Lime disease is not something to mess with. In this episode we are making and performing a tick drag on our property to survey the tick population.
So true! I've been suffering from phantom ticks for days since finding one on me a few days ago! My husband and I have been talking about the "feeling " of having ticks after finding the first ones of the season. Thank you for the laugh!
Thanks Luke for making people aware of ticks . I have chronic Lyme Disease and you are right. It is nothing to mess with, Unfortunately here in my area of Canada we were unable to get treatment for Lyme when I first got sick. In fact my Dr. wouldn't take me seriously even when I had 2 positive and one inconclusive blood tests. So, long story is, I have had Lyme now for over 15 years that we know of. Probably much longer. I did get treatment for it a few years ago but had to come to the States to get treated. I was on massive doses of antibiotics as well as diet restrictions and too many supplements to count. The treatment did help but unfortunately, it was too little too late . I will always have Lyme Disease and it comes and goes in severity . When my body is under stress for whatever reason the Lyme is worse. Most days, the pain is so bad I can barely walk . Brain fog and memory issues, and no, not the normal aging memory problems you expect to get with older age. So, I live a quiet life, enjoying my garden, and watching my favourite U Tube channels. (Yours of course!) I have learned to live with the constant pain which unfortunately doesn't seem to respond to the pain meds prescribed to me. I take supplements which seem to help some but at this point in my life I am just trying to stay ahead of the disease. I recently discovered "Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy" which treats at the cellular level and helps the body to heal itself. It is working. Problem is, it isn't considered an essential service here in Canada so it has been put on hold until we are out of lockdown (Hopefully in a couple of weeks) Anyway, sorry for the long post. I didn't intend for it to go on that long. So, take care everyone and stay safe, Sandie from Ontario Canada.
Sorry to hear that. I too was diagnosed with Lyme disease. The nurse at my PCP's office said we don't have ticks in our area, even though I told her I had an obvious bulls eye rash on my leg. A month later I started feeling sick with swollen glands, pounding headaches, fever and severe aches. I went to a new doctor and asked to be tested for Lyme disease and it was positive. I was put on antibiotics for a month and monitored. It took about a year for my white count to get back to normal. Luckily I do not have any long term problems from it. The key is to treat it earlier. I am glad we have options and good health care in the states. I'll keep you in mt thoughts and prayers. Linda
You might want to try eating raw garlic cloves minced in a salad every day.Its a natural antibiotic ,and I have had some success treating my Lyme disease with it.The garlic along with lettuce and tomatoes and cider vinegar will help you I'm sure.
For the cost of an antibiotic now your Healthcare system has to give you treatments and support for what could have been nipped in the bud? That makes no sense.
Some of the biggest things I've learned - in the 30 years since I had serious, late-stage Lyme - and I was seriously ill and on MASSIVE doses of IV and oral antibiotics for about 18 months, and seriously impacted by diverse aftermath of related problems, for about five years: 1) You may not necessarily see a tick that infects you - or you might not even know you've been bitten until you start getting symptoms (I didn't - I only found a dead-tick's remaining exoskeleton of an engorged tick long after I got sick); 2) You may or may not get the classic bulls-eye rash (I didn't, but I did begin hiving all over - there are diverse symptoms); 3) If you suspect you've been bitten, many Doctor's Care or emergency care places will give you a round of antibiotics just to be safe; 4) Never accept a negative Lyme test as proof you don't have it - there are countless false negatives (the testing is very imperfect - in fact, I NEVER tested positive, but only began the slow road to recovery after beginning antibiotics (protocol i to treat to you're symptom-free!); 5) If you do get sick and a simple 10-day round of oral antibiotics doesn't cure it, then don't keep screwing around with a doctor that is inexperienced with Lyme - you want to go to an experienced physician; 6) If a doctor tells you that since you've had antibiotics you couldn't possibly still have Lyme - RUN! Find another doc (I'd had over six weeks of antibiotics, but not at a high enough dosage!): 7) Do NOT think you are protecting yourself with Deet products - you need to use a Pemethrin-based spray (many hunting / sporting goods places carry it - Pemethrin will quickly neutralize or kill a tick that crawls on your clothes (use ONLY on clothes!) - Deet products are WORTHLESS! Last, about three times over the last five years, I went and got 10 days of antibiotics after finding an EMBEDDED tick on me. And this recent one was so incredibly small, that even under a magnifying glass, I could barely make out that it was a tick - half the size of this letter: 0 - just imagine if something that small crawls up into your body or head hair, or some other, difficult to see area! Remember, if you get infected with Lyme - AND TREAT IT RIGHT AWAY - usually 10 days of antibiotics will make it a quick, easy and painless cure! But if you wait, that bacteria can quickly multiply into a VERY difficult condition to treat - and believe me, you don't want to go through the nightmare I did! Be safe out there!
Back in like '13, I was attacked with microscopic mites from a sick hen. I developed chronic pin after that, but thought progression of possible lupus. I can't get into a specialist, so they won't diagnose me. They ended up diagnosing me with fibromyalia. I wonder if those "mites" were the cause of whatever, & misdiagnosed. :/
@@theresam567, you just never know - might be the possible cause. Keep researching and networking and do NOT give up! I was so sick I thought I would die - hurt all over - and with no answers from any doctor. I never prayed like in those days - and truly miraculous things happened. Today, I am healthy and take no medicines. It was a long, dark road, but I'm definitely the miracle "kid!" Blessings to you.
I use DEET for mosquitoes - they love me. I've never worried about ticks because I just pick them off. I'll check out that pemethrin spray after reading these Lyme stories.
For all those with symptoms..research Stevia and Teasel Root. So as long as you aren’t allergic to those herbs or taking too much trying them is not going to hurt. I also recommend having a very clean diet.
Thanks for making this video, I really like the bedsheet drag idea. Looks like a good way to clear an are before working in it. I’m a nurse in a northern Minnesota hospital. Every year we see patients get really sick with tick borne diseases. In addition to lymes disease [borreliosis], there are a few other really nasty diseases ticks can cause : erlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and rickettsioses among others.
Thank you for this good technique to check on the tick population. Another disease that ticks carry is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. My first cousin got it when she was six years old. This was near Birmingham AL, in 1968; she was misdiagnosed as having measles. The doctor didn't know that her brother had removed a tick from her several days before she got sick. By the time they realized it wasn't measles, it was too late and she passed. Treatment now is better and so is diagnoses; never, ever take a chance on a tick bite. See your doctor if you have any doubt about a bite.
Also, we found that peppermint essential oil works. We live in Tennessee where it is tick city, USA. Therefore, whenever I go into my garden I dab myself with it from head to toe and they leave me alone.
Could even buy one. Probably under $10 at Walmart. Then, everyone won't get the Mrs. upset that you're dragging her white sheets around in the yard. lol
I spray a product from Sawyers called permethrin on my boots shoes and if im going into the woods on my clothes let dry a couple hours then if a tick gets on your clothing usually dies within 6 secs and it will last for weeks even if you wash those clothes
It is a wonderful product. I lay out my gardening clothing including socks in the driveway and spray them. Let them dry and flip over and do the other side. Lasts several washes.
I did this a couple weeks ago. I sprayed a pair of pants, hat, and several sets of socks for each family member. It's supposed to last 6 washes or 6 weeks. The container even had instructions on how to spray your dog! Not sure how I'd feel about that though. It's highly toxic to fish and amphibians so be careful if you spray your shoes.
Not just Lyme disease anymore, my daughters dog contracted Erlichia, used to be only in southern states and Mexico, it was a long battle he almost lost, but it’s here in the Pacific Northwest for sure and is spread by ticks, thank you, better to be safe
@@heathermoore2152 I’m so sorry, it took them so long to diagnose my daughters dog, kinda why I wanted to spread the word, my sincere condolences Heather
I've read that chickens and water fowl eat ticks and fleas, and that they're better for free range but we kept ours in a certain place of the yard. I've personally never had an issue with this but I thought I'd just post this msg to let you know... I've also bought an essential oil spray that I keep under the sink in the kitchen. I think I bought it in Walmart for $5 but a bottle lasts for a month.
@@kristinatidwell6563 good idea, both essential oils and probably any kind of fowl? I watched a permaculture homestead channel and he he has a portable chicken coup he moves all over to also build up the soil, thx
Thanks for making people aware of this. I have Lyme and also six other tick born illnesses, confections, you are correct about it being something you don't want to mess with.
I did a lot of research last year and found some perennials that supposedly help deter ticks so I am planting those around the border of my property (pyrethrum, rue, beauty berries...) and keeping the grass low at all times has made a huge difference too.
You can add another pole at the end of the sheet to help it actually get down to the soil,instead of gliding across the top of the grass. Either way, cool gadget. I prefer diy to spending money.keep up the good work, I've learned alot from watching your channel. Keep growing and stay safe
The ticks are so bad on my property that they sometimes bite my chickens’ waddles and around their eyes. It’s wild. My family has had lymes a lot. I think my neighbors must all spray for ticks or something, maybe they think our property is a safe haven or something.
I had thousands of ticks last year.... my tomato plants could not be touched without getting a few on your hands. My concrete apron had multiple crawling at a time, it was insane. I used that simple big box store killer and did 2 applications, all of them disappeared. This was all in a suburb with some overgrown areas, but not heavy woods or forest. I was amazed how well it worked for how bad the infestation was......
I live in Southern NH where ticks are EVERYWHERE. We have our yard sprayed with a non-toxic repellent spray every 6 weeks throughout the season. I still find them every time I work in my garden. I use a homemade bug/tick repellent made with essential oils to help repel them. That and super diligent tick checks when coming in from the garden are a must. Doing this kind of "tick drag" would be ridiculous in our 3 acre yard. We just assume they are there.
My son lives in the city with a very small yard and is not really an outdoors person. Last year he contracted Lyme Disease and has a lot of health problems from it. He has joint pain and inflammation that can hit him at any time. He's only 38. Even though they never found a tick on him they think his black lab carried it into the house unknowingly. It's important to treat your dogs too.
You can also get them from mosquitoes. With Lyme's disease he should avoid gluten, dairy, and sugar. Detoxing can take a long time but giving up the gluten will especially help with the pain and inflammation.
My husband had Lyme disease and was sick for a month, you are right that it is no joke, he never gets sick and Lyme had him in bed in tears.. a month later I got anaplasmosis from a tick and was hospitalized needing a plasma transplant .. and there are warnings ⚠️ this year coast to coast that the ticks are out in droves and their habitat is spreading ...
We live in the country and have LOTS of ticks here! I have found an early application of a product called Mosquito Barrier works wonders as a repellent. It is a strong liquid concentration of garlic that is diluted and applied in a tank sprayer. After an hour or so, the garlic smell is undetectable to humans, but it repels mosquitos and ticks (and armadillos surprisingly!) for about 3 months. It has no impact on other insects or wildlife either. Win, win!!!
It’s common for them to fall from the trees too! I had Lyme and it almost killed me. Well, the treatment from Drs almost killed me until I found Cats Claw and after a year I began getting better. And I’m totally healed today. From wheelchair and hospice to creating my food forest years later. Good video!
@@atlantic2233 I had to start out with one drop per day because the die off causing herxing (this same thing happens with antibiotics, if you’re not familiar) was too much for me. I gradually increased over time to 10 dopa per day. Today I still take one dropper full per day. It took a year for me taking cats claw while I eliminated slowly the 17 different meds (most 3x a day) I was on. After one year I was feeling much better and got kept healing for the next few years. My body slowly came back to life one part at a time. I hope this answers your questions. 😊
@@atlantic2233 I know it’s a blood thinner (if you’re going to have surgery , Drs will ask you to stop taking it a week before surgery ) and I’ve read it’s used for other things but I do not remember what they are. It’s been a life savers for me!
Thank you for doing this. Our property backs to a large wooded area and we usually find 1 tick per person everyday during the early summer. We will try this.
@@kristinatidwell6563 we rent this property. I have been mowing every week. We got chickens which have helped. We do tick checks but with 4 kids, one of whom is Autistic, it can be a struggle to do it thoroughly.
I went camping for one night in Missouri. Pulled ten ticks off myself and at least twice as many off my dog the next morning. No signs of illness, but Simba had one that broke and almost got infected. Plus they all still itch and that was nearly a month ago now! Ticks are the worst, and this is supposed to be an absolutely horrible year for them. Definitely gonna be stepping up the tick repellent game if i have any more outdoor adventures this summer.
They could be falling off that tree, right behind you. I do dislike ticks. If you find one tick on yourself, you feel like there's always another one..lol.
We never had ticks in Maine until the last few years, I have had 4 on me even tho I have sprayed my clothing with a product guaranteed to kill. The last one I felt at 2 in the morning, a tickling on my back, so small I could hardly see him, so much for the 'killer high priced spray' I tuck my pants legs into socks, I'm covered up like it's wintertime, and yet, I've gotten 4 on me.. They can live 2 years without a host
Urban gardening in Detroit here, have lots of trees around and pretty tall grass and plants - have never seen a tick here yet but like to think it’s due to my opossum friends coming through on a nightly occasion to clean my garden of lil’ pests!;p
@@MIgardener During colder winter months I’d like to give thanks and reward them with offerings of cut banana, nuts or other goodies!; ) And there’s always a bowl of fresh water as well.
I make a tick drag several times a day. Every time I go outside! I drag myself across the yard! When I lived in Oregon, an older man told me to take B-1 (Thiamine) and a B Complex vitamin. It makes you less tasty to ticks! It has worked very well for me. You have to start taking it about a month before tick season to get it into your system! Really helps! The OLD regular Skin So Soft from Avon is THE best tick & Mosquito repellent!! Absolutely the BEST! And its non toxic! GOD bless
I live in VT, ticks here are most active in the spring and fall (though they are here summer too). Late fall is actually the worst time. I make tick tubes and put them around my property. They really have helped and you can find instructions online.
The Lone Star tick is a new one we learned about this year. It can transmit Alpha-Gal syndrome. It's a food allergy to red meat. Thank you for showing us how to check our yards!
Can you please make a video explaining parthenocarpic cucumbers like Beit Alpha? I've seen that you grew that variety in one of your other videos. And is it true that if you have a parthenocarpic cucumber then can be the only cucumber variety you can grow in your garden that season because pollination between the two could lead to deformed and crinkled and horrible tasting cucumbers? I would appreciate a video on parthenocarpic cucumbers. Thanks, and great video!
I am a long distance backpacker. Ticks are often a big problem on the trails. I have found that a spray chemical called Permithrin really solves the problem. It is non-toxic to humans. It is sprayed onto cloths, sock, shoes, hat and even the entrance to a tent. It does not go onto skin. It chemically binds to the fabric fibers. It is odorless. After it dries on the fabric, it will last up to 4 washes or up to one month. 2 years ago I hike for 120 miles on a single hike thru thick forest and tall grass. Not even one tick.
I just bought 31 acres in NH. The tick problem there is epic. We found a a spray to use to kill them that is pet safe. It's made a huge difference so far. This is just in the yard. I was working on replacing the deck last weekend and they were crawling up the side of the house trying to get at me. I must have killed a couple dozen. The field is unreal. You just don't walk in there. The trails and access road are relatively fine. There's a grub treatment out there that will kill ticks too. I'll be laying that down as well both here and in NH.
@@zoelafantaisie9287 we lived in a country neighborhood once where everyone's guinea fowl left home and formed a free roaming flock, accompanied by the three peacocks my neighbors tried to own. They wandered the area devastating ticks everywhere. I am sure the peacocks probably gave them some protection from the coyotes.
I have pulled about 30 ticks off myself this year while working on my garden. This is on a property that I haven't seen a tick on in the 30 years prior. It's crazy how bad the ticks are in michigan right now. I'm just thankful none of them have actually bitten me.
Thanks for the video...we live in NE woods and we have tics. We use Tic killz on our property and Sawyers tic spray on our clothes. One tip I have is to remove your clothing as soon as you are done working. Early spring I had on flannel lined jeans and they weren’t really dirty so I hung them on a peg next day it was cold so I decided to wear them again and got a tic on my hip and I did not spend much time in the yard at all. I think the tic was there from the day before. I think I might try an old white flannel sheet and give your method a try. 👍
I work for Federal highways. There are ticks out on the hot asphalt. Ticks go anywhere. Though I dont put poison in my yard or gardens, I put Deep Woods Off on my shoes/boots, lower legs, and pant legs at work. We all do on the crew. That's the oy thing we e found that works out there.
O-M-G the universe is delivering me TICKS this week. Wednesday m'lady found a tick on her after our morning coffee in our back yard. Our friends are in from Utah visiting their family in Connecticut and found a tick on their daughter, they arrived here in Rhode Island last night and took their dog for a walk and found a tick on HER. We went to brunch today parked next to an exterminator car with TICKS painted on it, now THIS! Must watch NOW!
We get tons and tons of ticks each year out in the country.I’ve tried deet, wondercide... all the sprays. Nothing works really good in my experience. The best bet is to frequently check, change your cloths when you get inside and put your clothes in the wash ASAP. They love to hide on clothes and your neck, head and hairline. I hate ticks. We are trying to let our chickens free range this year to eat them and trying DE. I’ve never heard of a tick drag. Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
We carried bags of sevin dust with us when we would take our (5) kids to family reunions with our truck and RV camper that slept up to 8. We would walk around the trailer and just sprinkle the dust and usually we didn't have any issues.
We have had a huge amount of tics suddenly. Very strange. We have large garden area with stone walkways, found them in our garden dirt. I read somewhere they like grass, green areas...they dry out on blacktop, stone walkways. Sat on wooden stairs, found 2 on my head...no trees nearby.. a few random in our house. Thank you for this idea. I have been wondering now.
@@alexandervarga8090 my guess, they were on the railings. I did lean against them briefly. I have occasionally observed them crawling up the doors of a house, but not at our house. They can climb. ( I think they were Deer Ticks.) I live in New England.
I live in Midcoast Maine. We have the highest rates of Lyme Disease in the country and, unfortunately, have ticks almost all year round. With our unusually mild winters lately, the tick population has exploded and I’m constantly searching myself and my dogs for these awful things. Permethrin is my friend. I also put diatomaceous earth throughout my yard to help keep populations down. Many people keep Guinea hens to help, as well.
Man every time I go out I get them on me. They will drop right out of the trees on you . I’ve been standing there and had Them fall right out of the trees onto Me.
For those who live in a place that you can get livestock, try getting fowl and let them free range. I used to get ticks on me every year. The bite sites would itch for months, and I’d even scratch them bloody in my sleep. That’s until we got chickens, ducks and geese. No ticks on me or my dog since then.
My friend has an awful time with chiggers getting on him. For some unknown reason, chiggers seem to like him. I looked up solutions to his problem and discovered that farmers and ranchers would keep an old sock, filled with sulfur, in the truck and dust their boots and the bottom of their pants before they went out into the fields to work. My friend may try that this year. One precaution, you don't want to get any of that sulfur on your skin, it itches like crazy.
Thanks for this video, I've not heard of doing this. I recently saw news that the tick season this year will be worse than normal in the Midwest. We can testify this is already true, unfortunately.
Even little wildlife like squirrels & feral cats will probably be a source of ticks, fleas & maybe even chiggers (in some regions they are called "redbugs" or "jiggers" rather than chiggers).
That's pretty cheap you can also probably buy some seven and broadcast spread it in your yard water your yard and then that will take care of it as well. Almost for the price of the rope and the PVC pipe I think ! great content man!
Hi Luke. Great video. Please stay safe and healthy and take care of yourself and your family members. To all members also. Talk to you later my friend. ☺☺☺😇😇😇
ticks live mostly in trees and drop . possums eat ticks, as do raccoons. they crawl on the ground after they drop, and go to the ground to move from tree to tree. try using wide double stick tape around the base of your trees to get these buggers off as well. by the way, your drag sheet set up is beneficial with a burlap bag at this time as well to get goats heads and burrs out of the yard,
any season is tick season- many years ago, after an hour hike down a path around pine trees in 3" of snow..and I had at least 2 walking on my jeans. so always check snow or summer!
They like to get up high and jump on people and deer who pass by. I read the mother ticks lay their eggs up high to facilitate this. They are drawn to carbon dioxide. You can make traps. And they love white for some reason. It would be interesting what that sheet would collect if you just left it under a tree.
Luckily the few i see here in PA are deer ticks. Much bigger and easier to see. One of the neighbors got bit a few years back. Lost all use of his right arm and had to quit working. I have a few familys of finches and robins i let nest every year under my carport and attic vents, seems like they do a good job of keeping any insects at bay.
