Tick Alert at Thetford Forest

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westendboy · #1 Post by **westendboy** » Mon 17 Jul 2006, 9:00 pm

For anyone attending the concert at Thetford Forest, make sure you take insect repellant with you. I read somewhere that there is a tick alert there.

DazzerUKUK · #2 Post by **DazzerUKUK** » Mon 17 Jul 2006, 9:13 pm

Indeed there is......

http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/features/news.php?id=9

Trixiemix · #3 Post by **Trixiemix** » Mon 17 Jul 2006, 9:20 pm

Thanks for the warning! I had no idea about these diseases. Still looking forward the Friday

One of the crowd · #4 Post by **One of the crowd** » Tue 18 Jul 2006, 2:14 pm

Ticks are only found in long grass and where the concert is held will be nowhere near long grass but I say be prepared anyhow.

Also, Norfolk is also on a Fire alert

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/sto ... 3A33%3A743

CDRDJ6620 · #5 Post by **CDRDJ6620** » Tue 18 Jul 2006, 8:51 pm

Though I am an Entomologist not a Parasitologist I have to state that there's no need to afraid of ticks this time of the year, and even less in Britain.
Most ticks have the new offspring emerged in the late spring and 99% of them will die in a month. The bigger part of the remaining 1% gets blood from animals in the next month than they rest for several months to get matured. This time of the year is a resting time when you hardly ever meet any ticks.

E.G. last week I guided 11 British Lepidopterists on the Butterfly and Moth wathcing tour and we had a total of 1 ticks in the whole week, and Hungary is much more infected by ticks than South Britain.

And what if you have tick? In the first 24 hours the probability of getting any infection is 0.00000000000000000000000000001%. Watch yourself, mostly the soft parts during lavation, and if you find one pull it out gently.
I made it 100 times...and I'm still here

Best wishes

Safi

Ghost within this house · Wed 19 Jul 2006, 1:47 am

CDRDJ6620 wrote:Though I am an Entomologist not a Parasitologist I have to state that there's no need to afraid of ticks this time of the year, and even less in Britain.
Most ticks have the new offspring emerged in the late spring and 99% of them will die in a month. The bigger part of the remaining 1% gets blood from animals in the next month than they rest for several months to get matured. This time of the year is a resting time when you hardly ever meet any ticks.

E.G. last week I guided 11 British Lepidopterists on the Butterfly and Moth wathcing tour and we had a total of 1 ticks in the whole week, and Hungary is much more infected by ticks than South Britain.

And what if you have tick? In the first 24 hours the probability of getting any infection is 0.00000000000000000000000000001%. Watch yourself, mostly the soft parts during lavation, and if you find one pull it out gently.
I made it 100 times...and I'm still here

Best wishes

Safi

fantastic - what a knowledgeable bunch we are!

Tomas · #7 Post by **Tomas** » Wed 19 Jul 2006, 3:22 pm

One of the crowd wrote:Ticks are only found in long grass

Are you sure? I can imagine they are able to "attack" also from bushes or leafy trees.

CDRDJ6620 wrote:Though I am an Entomologist not a Parasitologist I have to state that there's no need to afraid of ticks this time of the year

You better don't state that, as we had four ticks in our family (Czech Republic) during the past few weeks! Their season is from spring to autumn AFAIK.

kimphilby · #8 Post by **kimphilby** » Wed 19 Jul 2006, 3:50 pm

E.G. last week I guided 11 British Lepidopterists on the Butterfly and Moth wathcing tour

I love that.