TICK TUBES: WHY THEY WORK AND HOW TO MAKE THEM

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  • Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
  • In this video, Dr. Osgood with GrassRoots Functional Medicine explains how tick tubes can be used to reduce the tick population at your home. He also walks you through the steps on how to make the tubes. Visit www.GrassRootsFunctionalMedicine.com for more information or to learn how to become a patient.

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  • @kennybeal2391
    @kennybeal2391 Год назад +26

    We need to do control burns like in the old days. Fire is a good thing.

    • @danward64
      @danward64 5 месяцев назад +2

      Amen to that!! 🐎🐎🦅🪶🕊

  • @richscott2952
    @richscott2952 5 месяцев назад +5

    After working outside in the woods, go take a full bubble bath for 20 minutes. All the ticks will disconnect and float away. Much better than the shower.

  • @venivendivici888
    @venivendivici888 Месяц назад

    Excellent and simple, thank you 😊!

  • @tahoe7779
    @tahoe7779 Год назад +15

    Others use sections of pvc pipe which protects the treated cotton from weather, which seems better.

    • @AlkalineGamingHD
      @AlkalineGamingHD Год назад +2

      PVC is more expensive and doesnt biodegrade. I dont want to hunt down plastic tubes throughout my yard every year!

    • @blockbuster-em9bo
      @blockbuster-em9bo Год назад +5

      How about hollow bamboo stalks?

    • @jayyk31
      @jayyk31 Год назад +7

      @@AlkalineGamingHD do you think processed cardboard degrades and is better for the enviornment? You think leaving that processed cardboard tube all over the emplacement is better than reusing pvc? You can reuse pvc forever. How hard is it to just find the pvc tubes and reuse tbem??? I would use the small, thin, flourescent flags to mark where I put them.

    • @AlkalineGamingHD
      @AlkalineGamingHD Год назад

      @@jayyk31 Dont be ridiculously pedantic. Cardboard degrades way better than plastic does. PVC will become brittle and shatter with exposure to the elements.
      Are you seriously trying to imply the unenviormental nature of something that is fundamentally compressed wood fibers -- one of the most renewable and plentiful materials on the planet?
      Do you seriously believe hunting down florescent flags in a woods is a efficient and effective use of time?
      If "penny smart dollar dumb" had a perfect example this wouldnt be it; its both penny dumb *and* dollar dumb.

    • @billxciii
      @billxciii 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@jayyk31 Quite frankly, yes. I know he's using the white ones, but the paper in toilet paper tubes typically isn't highly processed and is about as close to wood pulp as paper gets, and the glues used to hold the toilet paper to the tube are typically gelatin/collagen based which also breaks down naturally. PVC, on the other hand, and in spite of the fact that many homes now use it for water pipes, leaches endocrine disrupting plasticizers and does degrade significantly over time. Between the two, I'd take the paper tubes every time.

  • @AlarmSystemStore
    @AlarmSystemStore 6 месяцев назад +3

    so how did they work?

  • @kaf890890
    @kaf890890 2 года назад +3

    This was helpful, thank you.
    We just moved to Connecticut from Los Angeles a year ago, and are still learning, of course, how to avoid catching Lyme and other diseases from ticks.
    I appreciate all the detail you go into for making these tick tubes.

  • @CM_STILL_PLAYING
    @CM_STILL_PLAYING 2 месяца назад

    Great video

  • @HughButler-lb6zs
    @HughButler-lb6zs Год назад +3

    You can spray your clothing( not your body) with permethrin which will repel and in some cases kill ticks. My experience is ticks will be problematic around 2 months in the spring, and are not much of a problem in other months.

    • @luvluvluvluvcats
      @luvluvluvluvcats 8 месяцев назад +1

      not much in other months??????? Ticks are on me in both woods and fields until November!

    • @danward64
      @danward64 5 месяцев назад +2

      💁🏽‍♂️ Tick season in Kentucky is January. 🙎🏽‍♂️ FROM JANUARY TO THE NEXT JANUARY ❗️❗️🤨😡 (Lymes is not fun. Just sayin 😡) 🐎🐎🦅🪶🕊

  • @davew6794
    @davew6794 2 года назад +2

    is there a link ti where you got the permethrin?

  • @truthtopower1662
    @truthtopower1662 3 года назад +6

    Did it work?

  • @HughButler-lb6zs
    @HughButler-lb6zs Год назад +2

    Research has shown that the number one food source for fire ants are ticks and chiggers. So ridding your property of fire ants aids in the survival of ticks. Go figure
    Ridding your property of snakes aids in the survival of rodents. In both scenarios, choose which one you want to survive.

  • @lightningstrikelures2393
    @lightningstrikelures2393 Год назад

    Good lookin' out.

  • @janetmasoomian
    @janetmasoomian Год назад +4

    Does this affect the bees?

    • @donrad
      @donrad 5 месяцев назад

      No. Bees don't feed on rodents.

    • @Alluvial.
      @Alluvial. 5 месяцев назад

      Bumble bees sometimes build their nests in last year’s old mouse nests and old bird nests. Permethrin kills bees. Would there still be enough to kill the bees?

    • @donrad
      @donrad 5 месяцев назад

      @@Alluvial. Probably yes. Permethrin lasts a long time. All man made chemicals introduced into the the environment have some negative effects on the ecosystem. Some are large, some are negligible. We always have to weigh the pros and cons. If there are more mouse nests because the mice are not killed off by the tics, will there be more Bumble Bee habitat? Nobody knows for sure.

  • @sellsformoola
    @sellsformoola 3 года назад +3

    Is this safe for out side cats that play in the edge of the woods?

    • @uhclem
      @uhclem 3 года назад

      It stinks, and cats don't like the smell, but it's NOT safe to put the liquid on a cat or let it sleep in a pile of clothing that's been treated.

    • @theloniousm4337
      @theloniousm4337 2 года назад +2

      @@uhclem But cats do like the mice that are bedding in the cotton that has been saturated with the permethrin - Is it safe for cats that eat the mice?

    • @uhclem
      @uhclem 2 года назад +1

      @@theloniousm4337 I have no idea. My 3 cats are house cats and will only eat what I've served them. I have 30 acres of recreational land that I treat constantly and it's virtually tick free after a year, my cats never go there.

    • @bearschmidt3180
      @bearschmidt3180 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@theloniousm4337no !!! Very bad for cats

  • @BernadineDax
    @BernadineDax 2 года назад +1

    What percentage does the Permethrin dilute to using the 4 to 1 ratio for the 37%? I read that 8% is ideal for tick tubes used in high population tick areas.

    • @AlkalineGamingHD
      @AlkalineGamingHD Год назад

      4:1 ratio water to permethrin should dilute to around 7-8%. The bottle claims 37% but its +/- 5% so our dilution wont make major difference if its not perfect.

  • @vernonleeper
    @vernonleeper 5 месяцев назад

    Fire always makes it better

  • @geod3589
    @geod3589 3 года назад +7

    skip to 3:30

  • @pmaint1
    @pmaint1 2 года назад +1

    Does bifenthrin work?

  • @terrydanks
    @terrydanks Год назад +2

    Permethrin . . . not available in Canada. I'm out'a here.

    • @bearschmidt3180
      @bearschmidt3180 5 месяцев назад

      What's your address, I'll mail you some in a case of water

  • @2126rlm
    @2126rlm 4 года назад +2

    You can also spray the area around your house and lawn with Diatomaceous
    earth, or even the creek bed area. Th Diatomite is of value as an
    insecticide, because of its abrasive and physico-sorptive properties.
    The fine powder adsorbs lipids from the waxy outer layer of the
    exoskeletons of many species of insects; this layer acts as a barrier
    that resists the loss of water vapor from the insect's body. Damaging
    the layer increases the evaporation of water from their bodies, so that
    they dehydrate, often fatally. Use a a cup DE mixed with two-three cups
    of water. Mix in and a lawn feeder attached to the hose. Spray the grass
    and all areas round the base of your hose. It will leave a white film
    and will stick to the grass or the bottom of trees for weeks. Be careful
    not to get it on the house unless its white. Spray the foundations
    only. I usually do this two or three times a year. Be careful not to get
    it in your lungs as it is like baby powder dust. You can also put some
    drops of Tea Tree, Neem or Citronella. This is very safe for people and
    pets.

    • @QuintinJohn
      @QuintinJohn 4 года назад +7

      are you advocating a broad spectrum pesticide? Are you trying to eradicate your entire yard of insects - given many are very essential in the food web I hope you are not doing this.

  • @bubblerings
    @bubblerings Месяц назад

    Four years later... Less ticks?
    Or what other vids did you make?

  • @rvandersteen
    @rvandersteen 3 года назад +1

    Why did you go with such a high dilution percentage? I think under 1% is all you need.
    Thanks for posting the video.

    • @melizzz924
      @melizzz924 Год назад +2

      Thermacell states their tick tubes are 7.4 %

  • @sellsformoola
    @sellsformoola 3 года назад +2

    Is this safe for outside cats?

    • @5CoolestGuysEver
      @5CoolestGuysEver 2 года назад

      Yes :)

    • @dnd5597
      @dnd5597 Год назад

      Dont think theyll consume it, but contact is more harmful for cats than for other mammals.

    • @claudiameyer6254
      @claudiameyer6254 Год назад +2

      Cats allowed outdoors will probably consume a mpouse or bird with the permethrim on their fur. That would be very harmful to the cats.

    • @danceswithcoyotes8273
      @danceswithcoyotes8273 Год назад

      No. Permethrin is not safe for cats. If they are exposed, there is a possibility it could cause illness in a cat.

    • @jayyk31
      @jayyk31 Год назад +2

      Permetherin is harmful to felines unfortunately. Keep the stuff away from your cats.

  • @kennybeal2391
    @kennybeal2391 Год назад

    We have 2 kids of tick one is so small a 10th the normal size. And thay are everywhere and they love me and it will take a month for a bite to heal.

  • @melizzz924
    @melizzz924 Год назад

    So if using 10% permethrin mix 1 part permethrin with 1/3 part water??

    • @bubblerings
      @bubblerings Месяц назад

      Yes 3 parts permethrin.
      One part water.
      Equals 3/4 of ten percent.
      7.5%
      (Math: 3 parts permethrin over 4 parts total.)
      Or 10 percent times 3/4.

  • @silka9187
    @silka9187 3 года назад +3

    Is it toxic to native bees?

  • @adampayne9474
    @adampayne9474 4 года назад +2

    I question the 7-10% dilution--most of the commercial permethrin spray products (e.g. for clothing and gear) are 0.5%. I have been diluting to a 0.5% target with my tick tubes (about 20:1 dilution for the 10% permethrin concentrate I use, 1 oz in a 20 oz. spray bottle).

    • @buzoff4642
      @buzoff4642 3 года назад

      Thanks for pointing that out. As a spray, it'll dry far faster than dipping in a solution, which can take a long time to dry.
      I make tick tubes annually, and see no ticks after I do this. I read on clothing, the permethrin is good through 9 launderings - but it didn't say if that was due to the manufacturer's particular solution.

    • @mikes6998
      @mikes6998 3 года назад

      Yes but i think he said his bottle is 37% concentraded maby that ha ssomething to do wirh it.

    • @AlkalineGamingHD
      @AlkalineGamingHD Год назад

      Concentration has to be higher as it must pass from cotton to mouse to tick. 0.5 is more close to direct application methods. Shouldnt use the stuff on clothing if possible. Concentration of the bottle has nothing to do with the amount he ended up with... he was targeting that %...not sure what your point is @mike6998 it makes little sense.

  • @marcbahrij883
    @marcbahrij883 Год назад

    What about peoples cats or other wildlife like birds of prey, foxes, small snakes etc., that may eat a mouse with this permethrin on it , what happens to them.

    • @billirvine9078
      @billirvine9078 Год назад +1

      It could be a sad outcome.

    • @richscott2952
      @richscott2952 5 месяцев назад

      The mouse is not eating the cotton. He’s making a nest , just to give you a heads up your entire 18 wheeler truck of food delivered to your supermarket. Every day is sprayed with the same insecticide every time it cross the USA

  • @denisindelicato2888
    @denisindelicato2888 29 дней назад

    You could drive a duck nuts!

  • @cabela7869
    @cabela7869 Год назад

    How do I keep the dogs away from them

  • @patrapper7367
    @patrapper7367 11 месяцев назад +2

    10 min video coukd have been wrapped up in 3 min...

  • @hmartin751
    @hmartin751 5 месяцев назад

    Dont you check your dog every night? You said you check your kids why not the dog? We check our dog every time he comes in the door. Lol i dont want ticks on my baby.. i make japanese knontweeer tincture its great for lyme