Ahh, campfire topic #11. As a person with high sensitivity to tick bites, I have had many, many conversations with others on this very large subject. - including several COG excursioners. There will be other views, but I am a firm believer in the ‘kill immediately’ approach, generally with insecticide spray. I know someone who carries diesel starter spray for the purpose, and the ‘wart freezer’ suggested in this article also sounds effective.
From: David McDonald (personal) [
Sent: Monday, 26 May 2014 3:57 PM
To: CanberraBirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Tackling the tricky task of tick removal
Although this is not about birds it is certainly relevant to birding:
'Tackling the tricky task of tick removal': http://theconversation.com/tackling-the-tricky-task-of-tick-removal-26306
David
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