tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post854292834293825548..comments2024-03-08T07:42:16.677-05:00Comments on maine-matters: Doesn't It Just Tick You Off?penbaymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14539195518644206210noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-58882580163145851722012-03-06T10:20:03.357-05:002012-03-06T10:20:03.357-05:00Hey John..Overall the blackflies do much more of a...Hey John..Overall the blackflies do much more of a job on us..it's the whole lyme disease thing that freaks me out..thanks for stopping by..penbaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539195518644206210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-79278333643136948882012-03-06T06:56:14.790-05:002012-03-06T06:56:14.790-05:00I found the first one on me this past summer- whic...I found the first one on me this past summer- which seems like a good record considering the amount of hiking I do. My dread is of black flies - I have an exaggerated response with large welts which itch like crazy for days.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587746860313874086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-27028612620111167122012-03-05T04:34:35.241-05:002012-03-05T04:34:35.241-05:00We can hope!We can hope!penbaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539195518644206210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-54097116595820390542012-03-04T21:47:53.290-05:002012-03-04T21:47:53.290-05:00Maybe a solution in a years or two....
http://bang...Maybe a solution in a years or two....<br />http://bangordailynews.com/2012/03/04/health/scientists-find-fungus-that-kills-lyme-disease-carrying-ticks/PenobscotPaddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592313025258461946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-69831862269939023052012-03-01T07:54:43.124-05:002012-03-01T07:54:43.124-05:00Brk Trt..Glad to hear you've avoided tick trou...Brk Trt..Glad to hear you've avoided tick trouble.<br /><br />Casey.. Unfortunately we are no longer marginal but prime..keep pickin' and squissin'penbaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539195518644206210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-73388154309842130382012-03-01T07:52:02.131-05:002012-03-01T07:52:02.131-05:00Hello G.James! It is really nasty and so far I and...Hello G.James! It is really nasty and so far I and our pups have been fortunate. I hope our good luck continues..and thanks for the comment.penbaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539195518644206210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-5177710459276741802012-03-01T07:50:18.785-05:002012-03-01T07:50:18.785-05:00Hi Ed, Buy plenty!Hi Ed, Buy plenty!penbaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539195518644206210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-84189973943971273102012-02-29T19:11:21.083-05:002012-02-29T19:11:21.083-05:00Thanks for that map! I'm right in the marginal...Thanks for that map! I'm right in the marginal area. But we're constantly picking them off when we're out mushrooming.spotted facehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180023664940821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-37511594138319199262012-02-29T17:33:26.445-05:002012-02-29T17:33:26.445-05:00I don't seem to have problems when I'm out...I don't seem to have problems when I'm out fishing, but the spring turkey woods are another story.<br /><br />Be cautious my friends.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-79223155157437628702012-02-29T17:00:56.057-05:002012-02-29T17:00:56.057-05:00Our poor yellow Lab got Lyme disease from those bu...Our poor yellow Lab got Lyme disease from those buggers. When we moved to Maine in 1983, we were glad to learn there were no ticks. On the eastern end of Long Island -- the Hamptons area -- there were tons of ticks. Some people we knew there had Lyme, but it was undiagnosed for years. Bad stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-38951421096974701802012-02-29T16:33:48.021-05:002012-02-29T16:33:48.021-05:00I pulled a few of me during MA pheasant season las...I pulled a few of me during MA pheasant season last year and I expect this MA Spring turkey hunting too. Can you say DEET?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477992287185406912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-3416889366312125852012-02-29T16:30:31.715-05:002012-02-29T16:30:31.715-05:00I'm afraid of it Rabid..Thanks for the comment...I'm afraid of it Rabid..Thanks for the commentpenbaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539195518644206210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788904524680951945.post-50661973656668346672012-02-29T15:58:52.950-05:002012-02-29T15:58:52.950-05:00I HATE Ticks! I can tell already from this mild wi...I HATE Ticks! I can tell already from this mild winter that they are going to be miserable this Spring . . . sigh!Rabid Outdoorsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620678221540593118noreply@blogger.com