Tics in furniture

[wildewillie89]

1 minute ago, lowprofile said:

We used Frontline and also did some spraying with Chaindrite.

Yeah, spot ons don't seem to work too well in Thai. Bravecto/Nexgard are hardcore drugs, but the risks of side effects are outweighed by the chances of infestation/disease. 

[cyberfarang]

13 hours ago, lowprofile said:

Hadn't thought of that! Cheers.

Whatever you do don`t use Chaindrite. The fumes are lethal and powerful enough to collapse the lungs of an elephant. 

 

If you have dogs or cats, first treat them with Frontline to kill off any ticks living on them. Then get an old cup or plastic dish and half fill it with that blue coloured alcohol that can be bought in drug stores, 7/Elevens and many other stores. Buy a pair of metal tweezers, the larger the better. Then search through your furniture and other areas of the home to find the ticks. Pick up the ticks with the tweezers and place them into the container of alcohol that will instantly kill them. When you have several in the alcohol flush it down the toilet. Repeat the process until satisfied the ticks are gone from your home. After that treat your pets with Frontline at least once every couple of months to ensure the ticks don`t infest your home again. Prevention is better than cure.

[mogandave]

Chopsticks work as well


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[steven100]

11 hours ago, lowprofile said:

Does anyone know if the Bayticol or Chaindrite will kill lizards? I have a few different kinds hanging around and don't want to harm them.

unfortunately,  yes .. both products will kill lizards.  If you go the Chaindrite way and use the plastic to contain the spray inside.  Use it with caution, don't breath it in and possibly use one of those mouth/nose paper masks when spraying into the plastic.  You won't have any problem so long as you keep it limited to the inside of the plastic.  Then uncover after a couple of days and freshen up with fragrant / leather oil ..

[wildewillie89]

4 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

Whatever you do don`t use Chaindrite. The fumes are lethal and powerful enough to collapse the lungs of an elephant. 

 

If you have dogs or cats, first treat them with Frontline to kill off any ticks living on them. Then get an old cup or plastic dish and half fill it with that blue coloured alcohol that can be bought in drug stores, 7/Elevens and many other stores. Buy a pair of metal tweezers, the larger the better. Then search through your furniture and other areas of the home to find the ticks. Pick up the ticks with the tweezers and place them into the container of alcohol that will instantly kill them. When you have several in the alcohol flush it down the toilet. Repeat the process until satisfied the ticks are gone from your home. After that treat your pets with Frontline at least once every couple of months to ensure the ticks don`t infest your home again. Prevention is better than cure.

Agree with the Chaindrite, there are Safety Data Sheets online and it looks like pretty hardcore stuff (can be fatal if inhaled). I wouldn't be using it indoors, nor would I be using it around any loved ones/animals and if had to as a last resort I would get someone in to do it and live somewhere else for a couple of days. 

Prevention is 100% better than cure. The OP case is different as a soi dog has created the problem, but people with pets should not have problems that cause them to have to use such dangerous chemicals. 

However, Frontline is not really prevention. It is a monthly product, and their website says that it takes up to 48 hours for it to kill ticks (so ticks have time to transmit disease). Not to mention the product is less efficient than other products - which explains the many problems people have with ticks (infestation/disease) in the 'pet' section of the forum who even treat their animals monthly. 

Bravecto/Nexgard are 3 monthly and monthly products that kill ticks within 24 hours (so very little chance of disease being transmitted), and are also more efficient (kill higher percentages of ticks). 

[altcar bob]

The tick/powder spray on from Tesco etc. will work well,powder esp as it can be injected into crevices.   have to keep regime up for couple of months tho to kill off eggs as the produce