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What is this tiny round shiny black bug that bites?
I don't think it's a tick.
it leaves a red spot
Ticks cling to the bite spot and embed themselves ever deeper. It the bug left on it's own instead of being removed, I highly doubt it's a tick. ...
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Is this a well-known way to kill ticks that are out of reach on your body?
As I know using liquids(oil, alcohol) against tick is discouraged, because the tick would probably spew more infected saliva into us. The best thing is prevention or if you get it find a way to remove ...
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Is this a well-known way to kill ticks that are out of reach on your body?
60% isopropyl achohol kills wasps, hornets, spiders and just about anything dead, and deader than dead. So I find it hard to believe that it would not kill a tick either as a tick is of the same ...
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