I am sorry. I actually wanted to write insect or leeches but spelling error occurred there :) My tick from the dry hot doon valley must be enjoying cool temperate weather of chakrata now :)) Regards Pankaj
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Pankaj ji > A small correction. Leech is an analid, cousin of earthworm. > My experience for ticks is similar to yours. Once I had 42 tick bites I > Phansad. All with red thick patches, burning for weeks. Latter also if some > surface used to get rubbed on those patches, it use to itch burn horribly. > Surprisingly no friend of mine. Along with me had tick bite. > Once I carried a tick with me from Thiruvanantpurum till Thane along with me > in train journey and was on me for further one day. Its preserved in lab now. > Hahahah > Madhuri > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:14:59 > To: H S<[email protected]> > Cc: Dinesh Valke<[email protected]>; Yazdy Palia<[email protected]>; > hari lal<[email protected]>; mani nair<[email protected]>; Gurcharan > Singh<[email protected]>; Madhuri Raut<[email protected]>; Satish > Phadke<[email protected]>; efloraofindia<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:89106] Re: Withania somnifera from Pune > > The reaction differs from person to person. I never had anything after > leech bite. But one I got tick on my waist but I thought it was a > pimple. The tick from Rajaji was later released near tiger fall in > Chakrata, when one of my friend said that its a tick. I had been > carryign it for three days and after releasing I had fever for two > days. > One of my friend in sikkim gets blisters and the flesh around the > leech bites dissolves. So if you are not aware of the side affects of > the insect of leech on your body then please keep your body covered. > Tobacco leave in water can be used to repel leeches. No idea about > ticks. KEEP YOUR BODY PROPERLY COVERED FOR BOTH during field works. > You may also put cotton buds in your ears if you are going in leech > sure area. These will certainly help. > Pankaj > > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 8:05 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >> atleast i get very bad time after leach bite, wound takes almost a 2-3 month >> to recover from the bite,, >> >> regards, >> >> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Just as people of Mumbai, Thane are used to mosquitoes !! >>> This could be in many other places of our country. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> H. S. Ji, I was referring to the worries of some of us who have faced >>>> leach bites during their trips in leach infested areas. >>>> I live on my coffee farm in Wayanad and have been bitten by leaches >>>> almost daily. After some time one finds out that you do not lose much >>>> being bitten by them. >>>> Regards >>>> Yazdy. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 3:27 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Yazdy ji, i am not getting your sentence link... >>>> > >>>> > please help >>>> > >>>> > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> We face leaches daily during the monsoon and pay no attention at all. >>>> >> It sucks the blood and drops off by itself. Sometimes 5 to 6 every >>>> >> day. It does not cause any harm except a little loss of blood. >>>> >> Regards >>>> >> Yazdy. >>>> >> >>>> >> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:25 PM, hari lal <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> > interisting thanks all >>>> >> > >>>> >> > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:09 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> >>>> >> > wrote: >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> Interesting facts on Ashwagandha - Those who want to decrease >>>> >> >> weight - >>>> >> >> eat >>>> >> >> the leaves and those who want to increase weight - take the powder >>>> >> >> made >>>> >> >> from >>>> >> >> its roots. >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> Regards, >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> Mani Nair >>>> >> >> >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > -- >>>> >> > HARI SHANKAR LAL >>>> >> > AT-SHIV KUTIR >>>> >> > PO-BARA BAZAR >>>> >> > DIST-HAZARIBAG >>>> >> > PIN-825301 >>>> >> > JHARKHAND,INDIA >>>> >> > MOBILE-9431530563 >>>> >> > [email protected] >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > - H.S. >>>> > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>>> > of >>>> > stone >>>> > >>>> > >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> - H.S. >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of >> stone >> >> > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) > -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" 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