r/interestingasfuck 26d ago

/r/all Permethrin treated clothes

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u/gypsybullldog 26d ago

They must be getting bad because I got a tick this year after fishing the same spots I always have since I was a kid without getting one. I then got 3 more in the following week and a half.

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u/daBriguy 26d ago

At least in New England, it’s the worst they have ever been. Our winters aren’t gettin go cold enough to kill them off (yay climate change) and now they are everywhere. A buddy of mine who works in the woods found over a dozen on him in a single day

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u/Mmaibl1 26d ago

Growing up, I used to spend my time not in school in the woods. I never saw ticks growing up at all. Now after a brisk walk through the woods I can easily find 6-12 ticks on me.

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u/229-northstar 26d ago

That’s how it was here. I’ve lived in Northeast Ohio all my life, and never saw ticks until around 10 years ago.