I really appreciate your thoughtful early season reminder. Thanks for sending! Ellen Doll
> On Apr 25, 2024, at 1:36 PM, Birdnird57 <birdnir...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had my first tick at least two weeks ago in Grant County. Mosquitoes > followed soon after. > > Charlene Nelson > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 25, 2024, at 11:53 AM, Trey Weaver <trweave...@live.com> wrote: > > All, > > Brandon Lentz warned Minnesota birders recently about losing count of the > number of ticks he found on him at Salt Lake in Lac Qui Parle County. None > of us are safe from ticks and the diseases they carry, so I want each and > every one of you to be safe and healthy while engaging in your avian > endeavors. Members of our own community have been impacted by this, one such > person you may know is Peter Nichols, who talks openly about his struggle > with chronic Lyme disease many years after he contracted the disease from a > tick bite. > > Being that it is almost May (which is Lyme Disease Awareness Month) I wanted > to warn participants of Salt Lake Weekend to come prepared. I personally > like to treat my hiking clothes with permethrin, it seems to do a great job. > Before going into the field on a hike, I then also tuck my pants into my > socks and spray 100% deet on my clothes, especially at the ankles and on my > boots. Permethrin is the active ingredient in a lot of dog tick mitigation > treatments, but is toxic to cats, so please be aware of this if you have > feline friends at home when treating or storing clothes treated with > permethrin. Of course, follow the instructions on the bottle for proper > application and storage. > > There is a whole lot of excellent information at a website called > projectlyme.org<https://projectlyme.org/>, I invite you to peruse the site > for more information. > > Thank you for taking the time to read this. I will see you out there among > the birds! > > Best, > Trey Weaver > > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
