Both right and wrong...and...a matter of time and type of tick.
[ Southern Deer tick ]
Life Cycle
I. scapularis is a three-host tick; each mobile stage feeds upon a
different host animal. In June and July, eggs deposited earlier in the
spring hatch into tiny six-legged larvae. Peak larval activity occurs in
August, when larvae attach and feed on a wide variety of mammals and birds,
primarily on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) (Anderson and
Magnarelli 1980). After feeding for three to five days, engorged larvae
drop from the host to the ground where they overwinter. In May, larvae molt
into nymphs, which feed on a variety of hosts for three to four days. In a
similar manner, engorged nymphs detach and drop to the forest floor where
they molt into the adult stage, which becomes active in October. Adult
ticks remain active through the winter on days when the ground and ambient
temperatures are above freezing. Adult female ticks feed for five to seven
days while the male tick feeds only sparingly, if at all.
Lifecycles of Hard Ticks
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Hard ticks have a variety of life histories with respect to optimizing
their chance of contact with an appropriate host to ensure survival. Some
ticks feed on only one host throughout all three life stages. These ticks
are called one host ticks. This type of tick remains on one host during the
larval and nymphal stages, until they become adults, and females drop off
the host after feeding to lay their batch of eggs. Other ticks feed on two
hosts during their lives and are called two host ticks. This type of tick
feeds and remains on the first host during the larval and nymphal life
stages, and then drops off and attaches to a different host as an adult for
its final blood meal. The adult female then drops off after feeding to lay
eggs. Finally, many ticks feed on three hosts, one during each life stage,
and are appropriately named three host ticks. These ticks drop off and
reattach to a new host during each life stage, until finally the adult
females lay their batch of eggs. In each case, the fed adult stage is
terminal, that is, after laying one batch of eggs the female dies, and
after the male has reproduced, he dies as well.
Soft Ticks: Family Argasidae
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The life stages of soft ticks are not readily distinguishable. The first
life stage to come out of the egg, a six legged larva, takes a blood meal
from a host, and molts to the first nymphal stage. Unlike hard ticks, many
soft ticks go through multiple nymphal stages, gradually increasing in size
until the final molt to the adult stage. Some soft ticks pass through up to
seven nymphal molts before they become adults. Soft ticks feed several
times during each life stage, and females lay multiple small batches of
eggs between blood meals during their lives. The time to completion of the
entire life cycle is generally much longer than that of hard ticks, lasting
over several years. Additionally, many soft ticks have an uncanny
resistance to starvation, and can survive for many years without a blood
meal (Furman and Loomis 1984).
This about how ticks absorb water or desiccate:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/3277675
and
Host-seeking ticks often remain on clothing of persons returning home from
work or recreation in tick habitats, and can pose at least a temporary risk
to people and pets in these homes. Laundering clothing has been one of the
recommendations to reduce tick exposure. Host-seeking lone star tick,
Amblyomma americanum (L.), and blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say,
nymphs confined in polyester mesh packets, were included with laundry in
cold, warm, and hot wash cycles of an automatic clothes washer. Ticks were
also placed with washed clothing and subjected to drying in an automatic
clothes dryer set on high heat and on air only (unheated). Most nymphs
(e90%) of both species survived the cold and warm washes, and 95% of A.
americanum nymphs survived the hot wash. At the time of their removal from
the washer, I. scapularis nymphs were clearly affected by the hot wash, but
65% were considered alive 2024 h later. Large percentages of nymphs of both
species survived hot washes in which two other detergents (a powder
containing a nonchlorine bleach and a liquid) were used. All ticks were
killed by the 1 h cycle at high heat in the clothes dryer, but with
unheated air some nymphs of both species survived the 1 h cycle in the
dryer. Given the laundering recommendations of clothing manufacturers and
variation in the use automatic clothes washers, laundry washed in automatic
washers should not be considered free of living ticks.
Ticks can live for up to 2 months without breathing, 2 years without eating
[unable to find verification several years after looking that up
...swamped out by and buried under hundreds of Lymes sites]
http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/tick.asp and soap.
If it works, it probably hasn't dug in deep yet and loses its nebulous grip
with the lube job.
http://www.lpch.org/HealthLibrary/ParentCareTopics/BitesStings/TickBite.html
Ode
At 07:55 AM 8/13/2008 -0700, you wrote:
The tick will not fall of when it gets full.
Try putting dish soap on it. It can't breathe and it really will release.
Gayla Roberts
Always Enough Ranch
Acampo, California
[email protected]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ode Coyote" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 5:21 AM
Subject: Re: CS>Coonhound Paralysis
OK, so have an infection free paralyzed dog with a tick talking in
it's ear.
Somehow I think "IS" supersedes "might" and infection is another story.
The tick will get full and fall off..but before the heart stops? Might.
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