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Jaywalker
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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.
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mschi772
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Ticks are active as long as temps are above freezing--especially adult ticks.
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24kGold
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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
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Grandma L
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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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Pinetree
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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.
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yellowcanoe
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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.
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HighPlainsDrifter
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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
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sns
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I find that 400-500 degrees on a stove burner usually does the trick.
:)
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nctry
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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! !!
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old_salt
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Dead ticks can't crawl.
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yellowcanoe
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quote old_salt: "Dead ticks can't crawl."
But ones axed in half try nevertheless.
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