Poor Hubby Thanks Sassy

I want to say thanks to my friend Sassy she left me a comment on my post about my poor hubby. In her comment she informed me to search Google for "seed ticks" not "sea ticks". No wonder I couldn't find any information on "sea ticks" there is no such thing as far as I can tell. I guess my hubby misunderstood the doctor or maybe the doctor was misinformed as to what the critters were that decided to feast on him. Anyway being the Yankees we are neither name sounded familiar to us. So we just went with what we thought it was since Sassy told me the proper name for them I have found information and am now a bit more informed on them.

This article tells about seed ticks and how to get rid of them. You can bet we are going to try their suggestions.

Poor Hubby

My hubby went for a walk in our wooded part of the property the other day. When he got back to the house he took off his socks and shoes and his ankles and feet were covered with pin head size ticks. This first picture is from 2 days after he removed the ticks. He was on his way to Canada when the tick bites became worse. He got home yesterday and went to the doctors and they told him that the ticks were called Sea Ticks. I have never heard of them and have been looking for information about them with no luck.
Anyway the doc told him the tick bites had left second degree burns on him and she gave him cream to put on them.









This is the picture my hubby sent me this morning 3 days after the bites and a half a day of being on the meds.

I feel so bad for hubby they look so painful. If anyone knows anything about these nasty creatures please tell me or direct me where to go. The only bit of information I have found about them is that they are native to NC. I need to know how to get rid of them.