Wasps eat damaging insects on a significant scale I believe.Jellyfish feed turtles?Midges can get fucked though.
Quote from: tomtom on June 25, 2020, 10:15:34 pmGorse burns nicely though! Jellyfish don’t You clearly weren't using enough napalm.Sea lice as in the ones that hide in cracks, or ones that live in the water? I've had the ones on the rocks fall down my shirt when climbing, not sure they bite but scratched about like hell and were pretty distracting.
Gorse burns nicely though! Jellyfish don’t
Growing up I spent most my life out in the countryside and don't remember once hearing of, being warned about, or encountering ticks. Ditto all my years climbing in the Peak. Is this a new phenomenon, and if so why?
Quote from: SamT on June 25, 2020, 08:43:27 pmHate the little bastards.They seem to exist in that special category of creature - also including wasps, midges, and jellyfish - whose sole purpose is to make life much more miserable without adding any ecological benefit. But perhaps I'm missing out on all the great things they do?
Hate the little bastards.
I thought ticks were predominantly a scotland / wales / lakes thing! I've been out and about in the Peak for around 10 years now and can't remember ever getting tick-ed in the peak. I often do a casual check for ticks out of habit but will be much more careful from now on. Thanks for bringing this up JB.My +1, of places I've been in the peak since lockdown ended that involved some bushwacking: houndkirk, tintwhistle, stanage area, curbar area and baslow area. Saw deer at tintwhistle, have seen deer in the curbar woods in previous years. no ticks.
Anyone used permethrin on clothes? Successfully/not? Just bought some of this stuff to try out: https://www.lifesystems.co.uk/products/insect-repellents/ex4-anti-mosquito-spray
Just Tick Borne Encephalitis and Rocky Mountain Fever to worry about!
Quote from: SA Chris on August 04, 2020, 10:21:38 amJust Tick Borne Encephalitis and Rocky Mountain Fever to worry about!And babesiosis:BBC News - First England case diagnosed of tick-borne babesiosishttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53613459
I've had one in a month on Skye, and not through avoiding tick territory. One more spotted on my jeans shortly after some heather-bashing. Maybe they just don't like me?
I have started using the permethrin i linked to above ^^. No ticks yet. Mind you, i haven't been out that much since so it's early to comment on effectiveness.