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Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 49 minutes ago

I am hoping to take a vaccine that can kill them dead, or least take care of their parasites. As a guy who likes steaks, hot dogs, and juicy burgers, these ticks are abominations.

Oh, and the Wall of Flesh that prevents screwflys from spreading through the neck of Panama has started to fail. You and your pets will likely have your flesh being eaten.

What a wonderful time to live on the American continent. 🤕

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Funny, humanity contributing to the reduction of the climate crisis by increasing the number of ticks causing people to become allergic to meat, meaning less demand for meat, meaning less greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere as cattle becomes less profitable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 minutes ago

Life, uh, finds a way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

Well, the upside is less meat consumption is good for the environment I guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Does this count for human meat as well

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

One time I saw a lone star tick crawl into the headphone jack of my phone.

I tried everything I could think of to get it out, to no avail. Then I googled two things:

  • What eats ticks?

  • Guinea hen mating sounds

After fifteen seconds of guinea hen sounds, I watched the tick crawl out of my phone... and immediately disappear.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh buddy, you should have killed it. ☹️ Stomped it out. Not only is there the meat allergy thing, but idk, they can probably still carry Lyme Disease & that's a real bitch.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

Payback for turning the frogs gay

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

That's like nuking Texas.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I know in Arkansas a ton of people have been getting this. I knew a guy that lost nearly 100 pounds after getting it. His diet really changes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

Its all natural Ozempic!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 hours ago

Gaia hits back.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Don't worry. The meat industry will find a cure fast

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

No crap. Republicans will be requiring vaccinations

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

You can get concentrated permetherin, mix with water and apply with spray bottle to cotton clothes/socks. It bonds to the fiber and keeps the ticks off. Lasts several washes, longer if you don't dry clothes with heat.

Much cheaper to buy the concentrate instead of the premix.

Spray outside, allow clothes to dry outside. Stuff is pretty much harmless to humans. When still wet or in concentrate, it is absolutely deadly to cats. After it has bonded to your clothes, it won't hurt the cats. Doesn't work if you apply it to your skin, the skin oils or something deactivate it.

Haven't had a tick in years since I started using it.

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