I've heard a teasponn of white vinegar in a gallon of drinking water discourages fleas, maybe it works with ticks, too.

I hate bugs!!

Hmmmm....Are ticks worth losing your mind over????

You could lock them in your freezer.


Sorry

HUH??

worm-out is a natural powder that you can put on pets on a weekly basis to get rid of ticks, fleas and mites =)

Try listerine it works to keep off other bugs that bite

sja, i hate insecticide too, but live on a game reserve where all the deer have bad case of ticks, my vet said my cat could get them from the deer so i broke down and started using 1x per mo stuff called Revolution.. it works great, not one of my 3 cats has had one side effect. i only use in the summer when ticks are the worst...

Where can I get worm-out?

my friend uses it... she gets in online. i guess you can google it?

sja- this may not work in your case, but we have a small farm and we raise guinea fowl as a means of controlling the ticks here in North Dakota.
I know that ticks migrate to the head of an animal due to the fact that they are ancient creatures and seek out heat sources.
The only other remedy I might suggest is using essential oils. If you have a means of dispensing it (vaporization; atomizer; etc) try 1 part lemongrass and 1 part wintergreen mint.

Nothing ever really worked for me except the regular sprays and bathes. The herbal remedies were useless.