This off-topic discussion about ticks (I've never worked T1CK on 160m ;-) is certainly an eye-opener. Since I've moved to Missouri, I've certainly had my share of tick bites, many of them from being out in the 'antenna pasture'.
Around July 2008, something happened to me that my doctor never could explain. Basically, my energy level took a huge nosedive. For a couple of months, all I could do is lay on the couch feeling dizzy. I thought it was either mono (an employee had it shortly before I got sick and was off work for two months) or Lyme disease. I still have not got my strength and mental/physical energy back 100%, but I am a lot better now than I was then. After all this discussion about tick-borne diseases here, I will certainly do things differently the next time I walk back into the weeds (where my antennas are) again. BTW, Herb, we had a few laying hens and got some guinea hens (because we heard they kept the tick population down) the last place we lived in Missouri. Forget it. Guineas always nest out in the weeds instead of in the henhouse, and so predators eventually kill them at night every time. They were a complete waste of time and energy. We just spread tick granules on the lawn, and that insecticide helps keep them down. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Herb Schoenbohm <he...@vitelcom.net> wrote: > There are several natural predators of ticks and having chickens and > guinea hens in the yard will do wonders, > > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK