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Grandma L
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05/23/2017 04:05PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
So since mosquitoes can't fly when it is under 50 degrees - at what point do ticks stop crawling? Mosquito facts-#9 - - 50 degree fact And i realize if you pull the legs off they can't crawl - ha ha
 
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mschi772
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05/23/2017 04:25PM  
Ticks are active as long as temps are above freezing--especially adult ticks.
 
05/23/2017 04:27PM  
quote Grandma L: And i realize if you pull the legs off they can't crawl - ha ha "


Grandma L, you stole my joke.

Terry
 
yellowcanoe
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05/23/2017 05:37PM  
They can crawl at minus 40. They do use snow for insulation. Ask me how I know.. Or better yet more direct, ask the dog.
 
05/23/2017 07:33PM  
I do know if the sun is out I have seen deer ticks crawl close to 32 degrees F. and snow on the ground. Wood ticks like it warmer usually.
Winter ticks found on moose I am not sure.
 
HighPlainsDrifter
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05/23/2017 07:40PM  

I have found that ticks usually stop crawling after they hitch a ride on my permethrin treated clothes and that observation seems independent of temperature
 
05/23/2017 08:45PM  
I find that 400-500 degrees on a stove burner usually does the trick.

:)
 
05/23/2017 08:49PM  
Yeah, deer ticks seem to like the cold. I've seen them well below freezing. Never saw a regular tick below freezing. I think the wet has really made them breed... it's bad up here. Pemetherin! !!
 
05/24/2017 07:12PM  
In a remote grassy area here in Minneapolis the wood ticks seem to only be active around +60° and sunny, yet the other day I was on Spoon Lake and had wood ticks crawling on my dog and it was 46°, windy and rainy. Tough northern ticks I guess.
 
old_salt
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05/24/2017 07:15PM  
Dead ticks can't crawl.
 
yellowcanoe
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05/26/2017 05:59PM  
quote old_salt: "Dead ticks can't crawl."


But ones axed in half try nevertheless.
 
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