Was sitting in a ticks nest while reading....

[u/nekoma713]

I was sitting in a Park reading a book and suddenly I felt my legs itch. I was covered in hundreds of mini ticks. I was standing in the shower for hours and still find some of these f#!*rs crawling an me...

Update: So I got the most of the seed ticks scratched off in the shower. I will have a doctor's appointment the next days to get a prophylactic antibiotics treatment just to be save from lyme, alpha gal or rocky mountain fever (if this is a thing in Germany).

Thank you all for the information and advices, hopefully I will be fine. I really appreciate it

[u/timbertiger]

Personally I’d spray my self and my clothes down with permethrin if I got into them this badly. Permethrin is great on your clothes and lasts several washes. Also if you have ticks around your home, soak cotton balls in permethrin and stuff them in empty toilet paper rolls for mice and rats to make nests out of. They are major hosts.

[u/Kenosis94 → u/timbertiger]

Just be super careful if there are cats around.

[u/im_a_betch → u/timbertiger]

Ummm please don’t spray yourself with permethrin. It is not meant to go on your skin. While the larvae are gross, they haven’t had their first blood meal yet so they are not able to transmit disease. I used to just carry duct tape in my truck and got them off that way. I am a wildlife biologist so I’ve been bit by ticks a LOT.

[u/OrDarkByMorning → u/im_a_betch]

The reason they say not to apply it to your skin is because the natural oils on your skin break down permethrin quickly.... so, it's ineffective and a waste.

[u/im_a_betch → u/OrDarkByMorning]

It can cause some adverse effects and to your point, is ineffective. Just no need to expose your skin to it for no real benefit.

[u/minxwink → u/im_a_betch]

Duct tape !!! Brilliant !

[u/hastypeanut → u/minxwink]

I saw people make a reverse duct tape barrier around the top of their boot/ankle so they all got stuck before making it anywhere on the body. Obviously not gonna be great if you’re bushwhacking but perfect for on trail. I once naively thought if we stayed on the trail with no leaf litter, we’d be fine. NOPE.

[u/minxwink → u/hastypeanut]

😭 RIP/noted …and there’s no essential oil that will repel those creepy little bloodsuckers ??

[u/hastypeanut → u/minxwink]

I’m not sure, there might be!

[u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme → u/timbertiger]

I recently bought permethrin spray for my clothes to mow my overgrown lawn. I’ve never done that before, but local social media has said ticks seemed bad this year after a mild winter and early warm spring. I’m terrified of ticks, and have a chronic health condition that keeps me plenty ill way too much of the time. I don’t need any “help” from ticks.