We paint over chiggers with clear nail polish. It kills them quick, but we don't remove them.
*********************************** Jonathan Conti NC Dist. Health/Safety Ofcr. Senior Cmdr. OP # 43 Rocky Mount, NC *********************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:58 AM Subject: Re: [RR] *Tick removal- Arrrrrrrrr! > Interesting remedies! Thought it to be noteworthy that here in this part > of Texas, which is not really too far from Pastor Jeff and Sis Kelly, our > ticks have moved out when the fire ants moved in. In 1982, when my wife > and I were first married and came here from West Texas for a visit, we > were awestruck by the beauty of N. E. Texas. In fact, we had no idea > that any part of Texas even looked like this! We thought we had made it > to heaven ahead of time! Then our bubbles popped when we looked down on > the father-in-laws driveway and actually could see ticks making their way > towards our waiting bodies in ambush. > Several years down the road, after we had moved out here, the > tick populations presence and threat became notably absent from our > lives. Then I found out that the fire ants had moved 'em out. So, Praise > the Lord for fire ants! (I think) > The vasaline and kerosene solutions are new ones on me and seem > very interesting. Much more inovative than my old fingernail lock and > pull hard technique. Never seen one back out of skin yet. I was beginning > to think it to be only legends folk lore and wives tales. > What are the hottest things going for chiggers? Unfortunately, > our N. Texas District camp grounds are year round camping for them > sneaky little boogers. Guess I won't mention the scorpions. Wouldn't want > to veer from the subject at hand too much. > > Fred > On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:41:12 -0600 Robert Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > A match can actually kill them where they "lay". The most effective > > way > > is to spread vasaline over their exposed body. Since their head is > > buried, they breathe through their body. If you cover them with > > vasaline, you cut off their supply of oxygen, and they will back out > > in > > order to breathe again, at which time you can then pick them off > > and > > crush them senseless. > > > > Robert Hamilton > > > > On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:56:10 -0700 Ken Komoto > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > writes: > > > They are tuff critters... > > > > > > Other methods are holding a match to the critter backside until he > > > > > backs out. > > > > > > Or circling the critter with rubbing alcohol or fingernail polish > > > > > remover > > > > > > > > > At 08:39 AM 6/12/2002 -0700, Star'Eyed Drifter wrote: > > > > > > >Cdr.Jen and the troop went on two 5 to 7 mi. hikes > > > >and she came back with a hitch hiking Tick! > > > > > > > >Being, west coasters and ex-californo's we have never > > > >been bit before.. *I did the duty by pulling slow with > > > >tweezers and that was one tuff tick! > > > > > > > >The critter refused to die! > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > Kenneth Komoto mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Pioneer Commander Outpost 193 Phone: (530)752-7197 > > > Southpointe Christian Center Fax : (530)752-0329 > > > Sacramento, Ca 95828 > > > > > > _______ > > > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > > > > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > > > http://rangernet.org > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > _______ > > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > > http://rangernet.org > > > > > lookinup2Him : ^{)] Luke 21:28; Heb 12:2 > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > _______ > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > http://rangernet.org > _______ Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org
