I've heard before that ticks are most active in June and September. Joy.

And also a little thing I learned, ticks have to be attached for at least 24 hours to pass Lyme disease. Your pictures don't do deer ticks justice, they are TINY! We've had to pull a few off in the past.

A great way to keep an eye on tick bites (and what we do) is grab a fine tip sharpie and draw a tattoo around the area. Anyplace we pull a tick from, gets a bug, or flower (or if Husband's drawing, anything they ask for). I say sharpie because it actually will stay on the skin for about a week or so. That way you don't forget where your watching!

 

Eeeew. I had forgotten about ticks. We don't get them down here... just palmetto bugs and mosquitoes.

Love the idea of a sharpie tattoo... but it does beg the question: what would you draw on YS's head?

 

I've never seen ticks before. Although they live in belgium too. I guess I don't spend enough time outdoors then?

 

I just found your blog and I'm loving it! We've already had two ticks so far. I HATE them just thinking about them makes me itchy all over

 

Ewwww. Just another thing that I have the heebie jeebies from. That and leeches...gross me out.

 

Whoa...! Scary .

 

You are making me ITCHY!!!

I remember when Justin came home from camping with Cub Scouts last year... I got to pick off 3 ticks from his chest and back. Good times...

 

Sick and Double Sick! I hope H doesn't get any because (a) it will necessitate a trip to wherever someone will get it off for me, because I will just sit in a corner and be useless, and (b) SICK!

 

Um, ew.