There are dedicated deer hunters who refuse to hunt South of Vermont, they say the amount of ticks covering deer is disgusting, unfortunately , deer move, and they move north, and they have brought it up here in Vermont, the deer will start looking like the ones in Pennsylvania soon.
I wonder, since HCQ and IVM are relatively cheap to produce, whether a broad spraying of those would impact the tick - borne related diseases?
Just saw "IVERMECTIN" on the shelf at Walmart, for humans, for LICE treatment. I LOLd and said, "WHAT?! Didn't they say this was only for horses?" As I walked away, two people went to look at it and started talking...
The spraying would have to be very broad, they are everywhere where they can hitch a ride on deer, rabbits, livestock, fox, coyote, etc. That's how they travel. An enormous amount of baited feed containing the products we use for dogs and cats and ivermectin used for livestock could work to make a dent in the number, for sure, just like they drop baited food for rabies for racoons and skunks, etc. How to measure it would be the riddle, but "feed stations" set up for wild animals might be a good idea. Most of the tick prevention has to be administered at the least, every 2-3 months.
There are dedicated deer hunters who refuse to hunt South of Vermont, they say the amount of ticks covering deer is disgusting, unfortunately , deer move, and they move north, and they have brought it up here in Vermont, the deer will start looking like the ones in Pennsylvania soon.
I wonder, since HCQ and IVM are relatively cheap to produce, whether a broad spraying of those would impact the tick - borne related diseases?
Just saw "IVERMECTIN" on the shelf at Walmart, for humans, for LICE treatment. I LOLd and said, "WHAT?! Didn't they say this was only for horses?" As I walked away, two people went to look at it and started talking...
The spraying would have to be very broad, they are everywhere where they can hitch a ride on deer, rabbits, livestock, fox, coyote, etc. That's how they travel. An enormous amount of baited feed containing the products we use for dogs and cats and ivermectin used for livestock could work to make a dent in the number, for sure, just like they drop baited food for rabies for racoons and skunks, etc. How to measure it would be the riddle, but "feed stations" set up for wild animals might be a good idea. Most of the tick prevention has to be administered at the least, every 2-3 months.