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I have still not seen a chigger firsthand, I've only suffered from the bites. I've captured what I THOUGHT were chiggers with Scotch tape, but under the microscope, they were very tiny larval deer ticks. My best defense has been a soapy scrub brush in the shower after the pines. It seems to do...

Please take photos.

I have spent a lot of time in Spain during the summer where it can be unbelievably hot. Yet nobody has air conditioning, not even in many of the hotels. I have to admit that there have been some brutal nights, but mostly, it's no big thing. I would much rather spend the money and energy on...

I hate air conditioning, it gives me headaches. I never had it, not for my entire life, until I bought the house we're in now, 3 years ago. My husband loves it so it's a compromise. I'd rather sleep with a fan and all the windows open. I love summer and feel like I'm missing out on it always...

Haha, we won't get into the day I brought a vial of adult ticks on a plane with me.

He looks very thin to me. You can see his elbones really well, his hip bones show a bit on top, and his belly has a tucked up appearance. It's hard to see through his dull fur, but his butt sort of comes to a point instead of being round. He just has the appearance of a dog in bad condition...

Why would they do that? I keep looking at those photos. He is so emaciated, and this is a time of abundant food for them. I wonder if a tick-borne disease is responsible for his skinny physique?

Thanks for the smile first thing in the morning. :) Those look to be barn swallows. No?

I wonder about this, too. If there was some information about the relevance of the site, perhaps people might be inclined to respect it more. Or do I have too much faith in humanity?

Now that's vile. Assholes.

Whoa, will you look at all those ticks?! Holy crap! Poor guy.

Hawks definitely eat birds!

Boyd, you're right. The repellency does depend on the volatility of the chemical. One of the big differences between DEET and pyrethriods, (besides what you mentioned about permethrin being insecticidal AND repellent while DEET is only repellent) is the way they work. DEET acts to basically...

I don't think it is fair to blame the medical profession. When a newly emerged disease shows itself, there's a lot of learning to be done before we have a handle on it. We knew that the spirochete that is responsible for Lyme disease can penetrate the blood-brain barrier, which is usually...

That would be great, but Frontline is not a repellent, it's a contact active, meaning the tick isn't repelled by the chemical so it will still jump in you and at least attempt to bite. It is killed by coming in contact with the active ingredient. Even if you coated yourself with it, ticks would...

And I am probably repeating myself, but my boss had both Lyme disease and ehrlichiosis in the same summer last year. It's possible for anyone at any time to get these things, and being bitten by ANY species of tick puts you at risk. Black-legged (deer) ticks are not the only bad ones. They ALL...

Here's a pretty informative pamphlet about tick-borne diseases in NJ. Like I've said ad nauseum, there is more than just Lyme disease out there, so when you go to the doctor with suspecions of tick-borne illness, the diagnostics should not be limited to Lyme disease. Not all physicians are up on...

Me too, and one was dead.

Phenomenal. Seriously, they are all just incredible photos.

Ben, there are so many other tick-borne diseases other than Lyme disease. Were you tested for any others?