need help with the identity of this! (answer: deer tick)

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need help with the identity of this! (answer: deer tick)

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CompletelyLostIt

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Posted 1 year ago
Thu Jul 28 2011 21:28:28
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I was just walking around my house, 9pm, and somehow noticed in the mirror that there was a little dot on my back. I had to scrap this thing off my fingernail! I put it in a ziplock, its still alive. I just had Terminix here yesterday and they did Rapid Freeze and dusted, could this be a BB?! It doesn't quite look like one, but im not an expert! It left a red welt, not itchy yet.
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paulaw0919

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Posted 1 year ago
Thu Jul 28 2011 21:53:34
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It's an engorged tick for sure. Not sure about what kind cuz it is cuz it's engorged. Possible deer tick.

It takes about 3-6wks for lymes disease to show up on a test. If you start to get flu like symptoms go to the Dr and get tested. Some people get a large bulls eye mark days-weeks after a tick bite with lyme, some people get no mark at all. I would get tested in about a month or so just to be on the safe side.

In the future if you find a bug on you or in the home please get it ID'd before doing ANY type of treatment. I think you just wasted a lot of money and time if you paid for it.

PS: not a PCO or professional, just lay person that has encountered ticks at one time or another
CompletelyLostIt

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Posted 1 year ago
Thu Jul 28 2011 21:57:40
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Thanks Paul- looks exactly like a deertick:

http://www.deet.com/images/deertick.jpg

I didn't have Terminix come by for this- I had them come by yesterday because we had a confirmed BB in the bed. It was just very unfortunate timing that this tick showed up the day after we had Terminix come in! It feels like someone is playing a cruel joke on me... :/
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Posted 1 year ago
Thu Jul 28 2011 22:08:54
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See...

http://bedbugger.com/forum/topic/is-this-a-tick-bed-bug-or-something-else

...and the Lyme disease website...

http://www.aldf.com
http://www.aldf.com/faq.shtml
http://www.aldf.com/usmap.shtml
http://www.aldf.com/deerTickEcology.shtml .
paulaw0919

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Thu Jul 28 2011 22:36:11
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Good luck and hang in there on the bed bug problem. I guess the good news is you aren't wasting the $$$ on a tick. One thing for sure, when you're way past the bed bug problem you will definitely have at least a little knowledge on at least 10-15 different bugs! Best to you.