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[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Never heard about it ..till this year

This is the first year that they have mentioned it on air.

 

[cosmo1]

Not a huge fan of exit velocity.

Is that the speed off the bat?

 

[upschuck]

I think someone deleted some of my posts, @Indecisi0n? I thought I was at this post count a bunch of posts ago.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Is that the speed off the bat?

TWSS!

 

[Cementups]

Is that the speed off the bat?

Exit Velocity is defined as the speed of a baseball after it is hit by a batter.

 

[Operational needs]

Good morning!

 

[oldngray]

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Is that the speed off the bat?

Yuppers.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Last night while wrapping up the kids party, I found a tic on me. Not burrowed, identified as lone star tic. We live near a pretty woodsy area and a farm, but haven't seen a tic in the five years we've been here. My question to you guys is....do I ignore it, treat it as an isolated incident, or do I spray/pesticide my entire lawn for the sake of my families safety. I will say I don't use any lawn care products or anything like that because I believe all of that stuff is harmful to developing brains and organs, but am torn with the idea of Lyme disease and my kids.

Pretty sure they have safe products ...you can spray

Treat it as an isolated incident and DO NOT tell the kids about it. You may want to make sure that they wear long sleeve shirts and tuck in their pants if they are going to play near that area.

Do kids even play outside anymore?

Whoops! Wrong thread!!!!!! Lmao.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Last night while wrapping up the kids party, I found a tic on me. Not burrowed, identified as lone star tic. We live near a pretty woodsy area and a farm, but haven't seen a tic in the five years we've been here. My question to you guys is....do I ignore it, treat it as an isolated incident, or do I spray/pesticide my entire lawn for the sake of my families safety. I will say I don't use any lawn care products or anything like that because I believe all of that stuff is harmful to developing brains and organs, but am torn with the idea of Lyme disease and my kids.


Reposted since I Monday morninged it into a wrong thread.

 

[Operational needs]

Last night while wrapping up the kids party, I found a tic on me. Not burrowed, identified as lone star tic. We live near a pretty woodsy area and a farm, but haven't seen a tic in the five years we've been here. My question to you guys is....do I ignore it, treat it as an isolated incident, or do I spray/pesticide my entire lawn for the sake of my families safety. I will say I don't use any lawn care products or anything like that because I believe all of that stuff is harmful to developing brains and organs, but am torn with the idea of Lyme disease and my kids.


Reposted since I Monday morninged it into a wrong thread.

Get some chickens. I've heard they love ticks and cut down on the population.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Get some chickens. I've heard they love tics and cut down on the population.

No

 

[Future]

No

You need a Billy Goat ....

 

[MyTripisCut]

You need a Billy Goat ....

No

 

[Future]

No

Seriously I would look into organic sprays ...I am sure they have them ....probably a little pricey ...but worth it

 

[oldngray]

Last night while wrapping up the kids party, I found a tic on me. Not burrowed, identified as lone star tic. We live near a pretty woodsy area and a farm, but haven't seen a tic in the five years we've been here. My question to you guys is....do I ignore it, treat it as an isolated incident, or do I spray/pesticide my entire lawn for the sake of my families safety. I will say I don't use any lawn care products or anything like that because I believe all of that stuff is harmful to developing brains and organs, but am torn with the idea of Lyme disease and my kids.


Reposted since I Monday morninged it into a wrong thread.

I hate ticks but don't freak out if I see any. I saw some last year that must have been in some mulch I bought. I spread some Sevin on the mulch and never saw them again. They didn't spread to the lawn so wasn't a big problem. If I am hiking in some areas where I know ticks are likely (mostly tall grass) I always check for ticks.

 

[Future]

I hate ticks but don't freak out if I see any. I saw some last year that must have been in some mulch I bought. I spread some Sevin on the mulch and never saw them again. They didn't spread to the lawn so wasn't a big problem. If I am hiking in some areas where I know ticks are likely (mostly tall grass) I always check for ticks.

That sevin is some dangerous stuff

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

That seven is some dangerous stuff

Six or Eight is better.

 

[oldngray]

That seven is some dangerous stuff

True but not persistent. Kills just about everything but rain washes it away.

 

[Operational needs]

No

https://www.planetnatural.com/pest-problem-solver/lawn-pests/tick-control/

I had heard this summer was going to be bad for ticks and fleas since the winter was so mild.