Passing of Andrew Spielman, Harward researcher and expert on insect-borne diseases December, 2006
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Harvard University Gazette
Ticked about Lyme disease
North Potomac family urges county to adopt pesticide program for deer
The Gazette (Montgomery County, MD) June 14, 2006
‘‘Mice will bring the cotton back to their nests and kill larval ticks,” she said. ‘‘It’s like mice are treating themselves with the lowest amount of chemical needed to do the job.”
Rob Gibson, natural resource manager for Montgomery County " ... would encourage communities that feel they have a major problem with ticks to consider projects similar to the one proposed by the Segals." link
Park system's talk of another deer hunt disregards facts Asbury Park Press, NJ , June 4, 2006
Deer hunting does not reduce Lyme disease, because the ticks' main host is mice, not deer. Pesticides such as Damminix that target the ticks directly have proven highly effective in reducing Lyme disease. link
Lyme disease is no longer a rarity , Laurel Leader (Laurel MD) May 27, 2006
The Rev. Kevin McGhee, a victim of a debilitating bout with Lyme disease, displays one of the tick-killing "Tick Tubes" he and his neighbors distributed near his home.
WTOP News Radio, Warmer Weather Means It's Tick Prevention Time May 11, 2006
To get rid of the ticks on the mice, consider putting out Daminex Tick Tubes. They are cardboard tubes that contain cotton balls soaked in permethrin. Mice love these things to go put in their nests. If you left just cotton balls all over the place, your mice would be luxuriously happy. They build little lounge chairs for themselves. They take these permethrin-soaked cotton balls back to their nests. It kills all the ticks on those mice and all thicks in the nest. link
WTOP News Radio, I Really Hate Ticks!
Apr 7th, 2006
" Cut Tick Numbers Near Your Home Dramatically! Not all of the ‘deer ticks’ that carry Lyme disease spend part of their life attached to deer, but virtually all of the little nasties DO feed on the white-footed mouse. This gives US an opportunity to kill the ticks while they’re still on the mouse, before they can try and feast on us. One way to do this is with a product called Daminex Tick Tubes. Sold in sets of 24, the cardboard tubes contain cotton balls soaked in permethrin, a pesticide that’s deadly to ticks, but low toxicity to humans. The mice take the cotton balls back to their nests to use as bedding, and the permethrin kills any ticks in the nest."
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Lawncare expert has safe way to get rid of ticks, News Times (Danbury, CT), March 31, 2006 link
Island businessman offers tick abatement system, The Martha's Vineyard Times, September 8, 2005 link
The Narragansett Times, August 10, 2005 Tips on waging the back yard against ticks
"Stone walls and wood piles are mice condominiums," said Miller. The team demonstrated by showing the audience how many ticks were present on a mouse that had been caught in the yard overnight.
"Nymphs (larvae) will feed on rodents and in turn become infected. They will be the infected adults next season," Mather added.
"For every chipmunk you see, you have three mice," said Mather. The team then introduced a new product known as Damminix Tick Tubes, which provides cotton soaked with Permethirin to mice for nest building. The mice living in the yard will repel ticks, in turn, protecting the homeowner and their pets. link
See a list of books mentioning Damminix Tick Tubes here
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