What Are Tick Tubes?

Tick tubes are cardboard tubes stuffed with permethrin-coated cotton. Permethrin is a natural pesticide found in chrysanthemum flowers which is very effective against ticks. Mice find the treated cotton in tick tubes and take it to their nests to use as bedding. The permethrin on the cotton from the tick tubes kills the ticks. This … Read more

What Does A Tick Nest Look Like

tick with eggs

Female ticks need blood so that the eggs can develop inside the female tick’s body. After mating with a male (this happens on the host), the female tick simply drops off its host to lay its eggs on the ground. Depending on the species of tick, the parasite can lay up to 3,000 eggs, which … Read more

When Are Ticks Most Active?

active tick waiting for a victim

When temperatures and humidity are high enough, then ticks become active. Ticks live all over the world in all climate zones except the Arctic. The times when ticks are most active depend on the geographic location of the tick. Ticks can only be active when the weather is warm enough and a certain temperature has … Read more

Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus – Tick And Bug Repellent

Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus

Worried about the side effects of chemical tick repellents, then you need to consider natural plant repellents. The Australian lemon-scented gum tree is a great natural choice—its leaves produce two types of repellent: PMD, which is refined and commonly used in commercial sprays, and essential oil, a more natural extract with a shorter-lasting effect. One … Read more

Do Ticks Fall From Trees

do ticks fall from trees

The question always arises when it comes to ticks “do ticks fall from trees?” The short answer: No, ticks don’t fall from trees. A walk under trees hardly poses a risk of a tick falling on you. To fall from a tree, the ticks would first have to climb up. This is far too energy-consuming, … Read more