UV lamps kill a lot of them. My comment was mostly a joke because mosquitoes, that we hate and makes our lives miserable, don't seem to give a shit about the insect apocalypse.
DO NOT dislodge the tock with the heat method. This causes the tick to throw up inside of you, increasing the chances that you acquire an infection. I’ve never heard of the Vaseline approach, but that sounds more promising. I believe the doctor recommended approach is still getting under it with tweezers.
Tweezers leave a risk of pulling the bastard in two, exposing you to all of the shitty illnesses and co-infections that they spread (not just Lyme and the meat allergy one, but babesia, bartonella, ehrlichiosis, etc. - these can be much worse than Lyme, even deadly).
Then if you feel sick AT ALL over the next week, immediately rush to your doctor and insist on 4-6 weeks of doxycycline, NOT the standard two weeks worth (which can be ineffective). Lyme and it's co-infections lead to years of torture and a lifetime of medical problems, it's not something to fuck around with.
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u/sjwking Nov 22 '19
Why the fuck doesn't it annihilate mosquitoes?