Lyme ticks - My Nebraska Kitchen

Thu. May 21st, 2026

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April 5, 2026 at 12:15 pm #48980
kimbob
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Beware the dreaded ticks. I took a shower at 9 am and discovered a black tick on my right back shoulder! I could reach it but not see what I was doing. Went to my friend's house and she got it out. No target or redness but I'm calling the dr tomorrow fir a prophylactic dose of doxycycline.

Be careful out there.

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April 5, 2026 at 8:25 pm #48984
BakerAunt
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That's exactly what happened to me last week, Kimbob. I found the tick while showering. I finished up my antibiotics last Tuesday. From now on, I go into the woods doused in Picaridin, which works very well. (CWCdesign told me about it.) I got mine from REI.
April 5, 2026 at 8:30 pm #48985
kimbob
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Thanks, I'll do that! It was actually a brown Lyme tick. Ugh
April 5, 2026 at 9:22 pm #48987
cwcdesign
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Glad to know the picaridin works so well BA - I'll have to get some. Will went into the brush yesterday morning and found one on the way out. We double checked him when he got home and we didn't find any more
April 6, 2026 at 9:45 am #48988
BakerAunt
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Picaridin also protects against chigger mite bites. I was able to avoid them last year when I picked blackberries. Note: it's not the chiggers, it's their mites that are the problem.
April 6, 2026 at 4:26 pm #48989
kimbob
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Bought some today from Amazon -- Sawyer brand. Took a prophylaxis dose of doxy today. Hopefully, that will do it.
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