Friday, November 18, 2011

Does rosemary oil kill ticks?

Concerned about Lyme Disease. Looking to rid pine trees in yard of harmful ticks. Do not live near deer, should I bother having trees sprayed with rosemary oil?

Does rosemary oil kill ticks?
I have done some research and the could not find any good natural answers . A good site I cannot remember recommended only one non organic product which was pymethrins which is found in a lot of flea and tick products. I found a 36 percent concentrate and have been spraying every two to three week to control a tick problem that came with a pound puppy we adopted. It works fairly well at higher strengths as recommended on the label.
Reply:Rosemary oil won't kill them. You can keep them away by using lemon euculyptus on your body. For keeping them out of the yard best thing is keep the grass cut short and don't have standing water or put out bird seed which attract not only birds but deer. Both critters carry ticks along with some rodents.





If you have only pine trees is your yard I wouldn't worry much. Ticks don't get up in the trees. They stay close to the ground mostly in shrubs, brush and plants like blackberry vines and honeysuckle. They want to be in plants that attract mammals and are low to the ground so they can drop onto the host animal.
Reply:No, it doesn't work very well. The best thing to do is wear long sleeved shirts and pants, tuck your pants into your boots, and wear a hat. Check yourself when you get home, it takes a while for Lyme disease to enter the bloodstream.


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