http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Tick season? en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:47:25 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20765#post-355949 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:07:45 +0000 MediumDave 355949@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, perfectly normal when it is mild. I've had them in November before now, and friends have had them in January. Spend time in a place where the deer lie and and enough will tend to be active to get you.</p> <p>They wee ones also seem to be able to crawl through the pores in lycra as I have been bit when wearing tights that in theory cover all flesh. Boots and trousers seem to provide better protection despite being a looser fit - most bites with such clothing on wrists and waist (and once notably on my face...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20765#post-355943 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:49:44 +0000 gembo 355943@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We had a tick attachment to the juiciest member of our party at Comrie Croft the other week.<br /> Probably the high bracken we pushed through. @IWRATS reminded us all to check. The mild autumn has resulted in ticks still being around,</p> <p>Wasps still in my attic, been there all summer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20765#post-355938 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:09:33 +0000 crowriver 355938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It has been really mild for the time of year. Most trees only just beginning to shed leaves, crops and weeds still growing profusely. So I imagine ticks, and a variety of other beasties, are still around and will be until it gets significantly colder and darker. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20765#post-355937 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:57:55 +0000 SRD 355937@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One of my kids acquired a tick over the past few days. </p> <p>We had not anticipated ticks and had not packed our tick card. </p> <p>We’ve been cycling, in waterproofs. Ate at least one lunch standing up because it was so wet. </p> <p>I don’t think the kids have spent much more than 10 minutes sitting down, and that was on a pannier cover. And maybe 5 mins walking from a cycle path to a nearby historic site (Duke Murdoch’s Castle, remains of).</p> <p>Is it normal for ticks to be alive this late in the year? And so eager to hitch a lift/grab a bite to eat? </p>