This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The benefits of living in Alaska: No ticks on horses or dogs or people; there ARE ticks that infest snowshoe hares and squirrels, but they never seem to get on dogs or horses. there are no dog fleas either, altho the Lynx have fleas and I have seen a huge type of flea on a flying squirrel. But these fleas do not infest dogs or cats.
Flies aren't much of a problem, either...no face flies, manure flies, etc. we do have deer flies and of course the gnats and "no see-ums" later on. AND BIG horse flies later in the summer, also. AND of course MOSQUITOES! Did I mention the mosquitoes? I have caught several "cups" of mosquitoes in my "Mosquito Magnet" machine already this year! No West Nile virus here yet tho! Jean in sunny and clear Fairbanks, ALaska, relaxing ater a nice trail ride on Bjorken this morning. Will be 85 degrees later! HOT!!!! >Last night we discovered Lena had a wood tick infestation on her tail bone that is unbelievable! We found ticks, scabby spots and what looked like "debris" left behind by the ticks. ************************************************************ Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
