Concerned about ticks that we found today on our two boys, I quickly searched the net to get as much info as I could and came across this blog.
We were caching in Halton Hills on The Great Esker Side Trail in the Silvercreek area. My youngest son asked us what type of bug it was; that he found on his pants as we were leaving parking... We pulled over to look for more and found ticks on the pants of our boys tucked under the zipper at the knee of their zip away pants, and when we got home we thouroughly inspected our clothing and found more.
We’re not sure if the boys picked them up in the cave at "light at the end of the tunnel" because my husband and I didn't go in and we didn't have any on us, but after reading a bit about ticks on line I read they crawl to the top of weeds and grasses waiting to hitch a ride... and they also need a host to survive. I’m not sure what to do with the now crushed ticks that I saved in a kleenex. I may take them to the health dept. to see if they can be tested for Lyme disease. Needless to say we'll be looking very closely for the next week or so, to see if any rashes and such appear.
Does anyone know if they are killed if they go through the washing machine?
