mike0331 said:
ok it is the tick season... and the winter wasnt hard enough so i have the ticks on the puppies i was wonbdering ....besides front line are the any home remediesto try out ....yes i burned the woods
Passing this on from another list:
http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/self/23
I dug deep in my herbal formula books for this recipe out of desperation,
given that I live in the epicenter of the tick-generated Lyme disease
epidemic. I tested the essential oil that is recommended for ticks, Rose
Geranium, by putting a few dropsâno more!â on our dogsâ collars, to see if
it would repel ticks. Lo and behold, we went from 20 ticks a day on each
dog, to none. The second best essential oil for repelling ticks is American
Pennyroyal (also called tickweed).
Simple Solution:
2 tablespoons vegetable or nut oil (almond oil contains sulfur, a repellent
in its own right)
10 to 25 drops Rose Geranium essential oil
Combine the ingredients in a glass jar; shake to blend.
Makes: 2 tablespoons
Shelf Life: 6 months
Dab a few drops on your skin or clothing, making sure to avoid eyes.
Caution
Skip the Pennyroyal if there is anyone pregnant (including pets) in the
home, as it can induce miscarriage. And as always, use essential oils with
caution as they can burn the skin and harm eyes. Don't use these essential
oils around cats.
Helpful Hints:
Palmerosa is a sister essential oil to Rose Geranium, and also repels
ticks. It is cheaper, and sometimes easier to find than Rose Geranium.
Another good repellent that also worked on our dogs, is to eat garlic pills
(but don't give garlic to cats). A number of people have written me to say
that they have had good luck with their dogs and themselves, by keeping to
the garlic pill eating regimen every day.
The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) reported in
their winter of 1996 Journal of Pesticide Reform that nymphal ticks are
reduced from 72.7 to 100 percent when dead leaves are removed from the
forest areas surrounding residential areas.
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Haven't tried it out, we haven't had much problems with ticks on our dog. He's in a fenced backyard.