This message is from: "william M. Coli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
It wasn't clear if folks are talking about deer ticks or dog ticks, but if the former, the fellow who is most knowledgable about them in CT recommends making available insecticide treated cotton for deer mice and white footed mice to use in building their nests. Since the Ixodes (deer) ticks need to feed on mice or chipmunks to contract Lyme disease, having their nests treated prevents them from getting bitten and can interrupt the life cycle. He suggests placing the treated cotton in stone walls or other places where mice or chipmunks are likely to frequent but in such a way that dogs of children can not get at it. Bill Coli The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
